Arxiu Icària.Poblenou 1987-1992

The Arxiu Icarià gathers the work carried out by photographer Martí Llorens (Barcelona, 1962) between 1987 and 1992 during the transformation of the former industrial sector of Avinguda d'Icària and the construction of the Vila Olímpica de Barcelona for the 1992 Olympic Games. The archive, held by the cultural association Factoría Heliográfica, consists of creative and documentary photographs, as well as documents, plans and objects recovered during the demolition works, and other elements generated during the construction phase. The exhibition proposes a re-reading of this documentary collection, which centres on the disappearance of a territory and the construction of a new city model. For more information about the exhibition "Arxiu Icària 1987-1992", see the La Virreina website.