After the Rave: Barcelona Dispatch

Similar to how photographers in the 1970s discovered graffiti on trains, photogs learn about new pieces on walls today through a circuitous route. Importantly, upon hearing of the latest additions, they realize that time is of the essence as the art has an expiration date and will soon disappear.

Aryz. Detail. Abandoned warehouse near Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)

Lluis Olive Bulbena, a Spanish photographer and documentarian of graffiti and street art, recently learned of new pieces by well-known graffiti writers from Barcelona at an abandoned warehouse that’s infamous for a rave party that was organized there at the height of the Pandemic. Although the party attracted an estimated 1,500 partygoers and lasted for a few days, it was eventually shut down by the police.

Bulbena recognized that the opportunity to capture them on film was fleeting and he promptly headed to the site with his camera to photograph these newest pieces by the writers, which he now shares with you. In addition to the pieces from the warehouse, Bulbena documented and shared with us what he found at the Congal River near Barcelona. Enjoy!

Aryz. Detail. Abandoned warehouse near Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Aryz. Abandoned warehouse near Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Japon. Abandoned warehouse near Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Pear. Abandoned warehouse near Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Japon, Aryz, and Pear. Abandoned warehouse near Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Japon, Aryz, and Pear. Abandoned warehouse near Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Kufa, Japon, Aryz, and Pear. Abandoned warehouse near Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Aryz. Detail. Congal River, Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Aryz. Detail. Congal River, Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Aryz. Congal River, Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Riot 1394. Detail. Congal River, Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Riot 1394. Congal River, Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Stain. Congal River, Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Stain. Riot 1394. Congal River, Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
Japon. Congal River, Barcelona. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena)
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