150cm x 100cm - 1/8 - 2016 - Unframed
Print on Hahnemühle Natural Line Hemp 290g
( Naturally white tone and very fine texture for this paper, made of 60% hemp.
This paper contributes to sustainable development and resource preservation ).
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Barcelona, Spain
At the back of an artist's and mechanic's workshop in the Catalan capital, a magnificent anonymous religious fresco covers an entire wall, depicting the Virgin Mary, protector of the place and its inhabitants.
She seems to carry all the pain of the world. Beneath the rooftops and the sky, she shines in her gentleness. There is no signature; the artist wanted to remain anonymous.
I discovered her by chance, walking the streets of Catalonia in search of street art frescoes. The door was open, and a young Brazilian man living there agreed to show me around.
I photographed streets all over Europe containing urban frescoes by the best contemporary artists.
 
Photo published in the book ‘Catalogne’, by Gregory Herpe, published by Les Presses Littéraires (2015) and in the exhibition catalogue of the Musée de St-Cyprien following the exhibition ‘L'Odyssée de Grégory Herpe’, a retrospective of his work, from March to June 2017.