The Fundació Setba presents the 1st edition of ‘La plaça dibuixa’ [the square sketches], an exhibition with all sorts of illustrations of this emblematic Barcelona square.

Video ‘Plaça Reial, illustrated from every angle’

On 9 May, the Fundació Setba organised a day dedicated to artistic creations. Professionals, students and others took to the square to illustrate it from various perspectives. “We wanted everyone who entered the square to find material to draw and to sketch it, as drawing brings people closer and helps you observe. What we want is for people to observe how beautiful the square is” notes Cristina Sampere, director of the Fundació Setba.

Now all these drawings form part of the 1st edition of the exhibition ‘La plaça dibuixa’, which is on at the Fundació Setba premises (Pl. Reial, 10) until 31 July. Those who took part in the initiative included 14 urban sketchers, students from the Massana and Eina fine arts schools and members of the public who joined in spontaneously.

In total the exhibition brings together nearly a hundred illustrations of a square which, according to the professional illustrator Santi Sallés, “has lots of life, lots of colour, the arches are really pretty and it’s very emblematic and special”.

Recuperating an emblematic location

The initiative has the aim of sending out a call to Barcelona’s citizens to return to Pl. Reial, one of the spots in the city which receives most visitors and tourists. To this end, the Fundació Setba suggested illustrating Pl. Reial from all possible angles so that everyone could make their own postcard of this characteristic city location.