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Joan Brossa, Tinter abocat, 1969.

Joan Brossa, cartell "Espectacle Haussson-Brossa. Gran sessió de màgia en dues parts", 1987.

Joan Brossa, Tri, 1990.

Joan Brossa, Barcino, 1994

Joan Brossa, Tren de lletres, 1989

Joan Brossa, Poema visual, 1971/1982

Joan Brossa, Buster Keaton 1994

Joan Brossa, Imant, 1989

Joan Brossa, Poema visual, 1971/1982

Joan Brossa, Poema visual 1997

Joan Brossa (1919–1998) was born in Barcelona into a family of artisans. He began writing when he was mobilised in the Spanish Civil War and, following an introduction to surrealism through the friendship and influence of Joan Miró and Joan Prats, fused political engagement and aesthetic experiment through sonnets, odes, theatre, sculpture, and screenplay within a neo-surrealist framework. Brossa founded the magazine Dau al Set in 1948, and during the fifties and sixties, his poetry was increasingly informed by collectivist concerns. He presented a synthesis of themes both political and social, and the subsequent publications saw Brossa stake his place as a central figure in contemporary literature in Spain.

Chema Madoz (Madrid, 1958) is a Spanish photographer known for his conceptual approach to object photography. He studied Art History at the Complutense University of Madrid and photography at the Center for Image Studies. In 1984, he held his first solo exhibition at the Royal Photographic Society of Madrid. Since 1990, his work has focused on the poetic transformation of everyday objects. He has exhibited at the Reina Sofía Museum and in international galleries. In 2000, he received the National Photography Award and the Higashikawa Prize in Japan. His work has been published in monographs and exhibited in countries such as the U.S. and France, establishing him as a key figure in contemporary photography.