Octavi Serra (Girona, 1990) is a resident artist in Barcelona, where for more than 10 years he has developed his artistic work between urban art and photography. He focuses on capturing the ironies, truths and frustrations of modern life. Optical illusions and disused materials are presented in public spaces and then photographed as part of an attractive philosophical series. His work is a symbol of our time and a reaction against the dissatisfaction of the current social panorama. Serra construct conceptual installations that laugh at current culture and seriously question the status quo: each image reflects a message on some kind of socio-political problem. They touch on themes as diverse as surveillance, greed, corruption, environmental destruction, selfishness, technology, etc. No matter what the topic, Serra’s sensation of disappointment. In a recent interview, he warns: “They have sold us a basic pattern for living in this world, and if we do not make an effort to overcome it or change it, it is easy to end up like robots.”

He has been published in the main art and design media (MoMA, DesignBoom, Ignant, etc.), as well as having exhibited in Portugal, Mexico, Norway, Israel, forming part of events such as the Biennale di Venezia. Over the year his work has won diverse awards such as the Laus, Contemporanis, DME Awards and KREAS.

He currently leads the publication of the newspaper “The Posttraumatic” a self-published editorial critical of conventional communication media. It is regularly sold in Spain, France, Germany, Australia and Mexico.

Presentation updated in September 2021