Eulàlia Grau: Society’s Cut-Outs
As part of Photo Saint Germain, visual artist Eulàlia Grau’s exhibition “Collages” displays her early works from the 1970s, a vivid testimony of her defiance against the authoritarian and conservative values of her native Catalonia.
As she began to create collages on everyday scraps—tickets, wrappers, receipts—Eulàlia Grau established a unique visual language, aimed at dismantling the narratives she found oppressive.
Etnografia Sol y Calor, 1973 © Eulalia Grau, Galerie Vallois
Etnografia Detergentes, 1971-1974 © Eulalia Grau, Galerie Vallois
In her 1972 series of photomontages called “Etnografias”, she used images torn from magazines, arranged to expose cultural contradictions. Each “Etnografia” is photographed, enlarged and then reproduced on canvas using a photographic emulsion process, but the exhibition also unveils her original collages, a rare glimpse into the foundation of her style.
Etnografia 39, 1975 © Eulalia Grau, Galerie Vallois
Etnografia 20, 1974 © Eulalia Grau, Galerie Vallois
Collage Etnografia 19, 1973 © Eulalia Grau, Galerie Vallois
The exhibition is on view at Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois gallery in Paris, as part of the festival Photo Saint Germain, until November 23rd.
