'Besòs Cartography' Exhibition, by Eva Parey
6 November 2026 – 28 November 2026 · 10:00
Oliva Artés. Museu d'Història de Barcelona, Provençals del Poblenou, Sant Martí
Since 2007, Eva Parey has been building a visual archive of the communities living in the Besòs area, tracing the social, cultural and urban changes that have shaped Barcelona's metropolitan periphery. From the river mouth to the mountain slopes, Cartografia Besòs maps the human landscape of an area marked by displacement, rootedness and survival strategies. Beyond its specific geography, the project invites reflection on issues that run through many contemporary cities: the capacity to take in newcomers in the face of population growth, identity and social inequality. Between the 1950s and the 1970s, the mass arrival of people from other parts of Spain transformed Barcelona and its metropolitan area. Industrial and population growth drove a rapid expansion marked by urban developmentalism. On former farmland and riverside landscapes, once full of alder trees, large housing estates sprang up, some of them built to house families from the shanty towns of "informal Barcelona". In the early 21st century, new waves of migration from Latin America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe transformed these areas once again. In the context of globalisation, migration is driven by the search for…
Part of the programme: FotoFest 2026 Festival. See the 13 activities in this programme in Barcelona, from November 6 to 29. All free.
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 2 November 2026