Original minds are distinguished not by being the first to see a new thing, but by seeing the old, well-known thing, which is seen and over-looked by everyone, as something new. F. Nietzsche
Ever since his first exhibitions, Pep Duran Esteva (Vilanova i la Geltrú, 1955) has always cultivated collage as a tool to interpret the world. He is one of the artists who has most asserted the principle of collage: constructing on the basis of fragments. The artist understands collage as if it were a musical score for the stage. The wide range of items he has most frequently used are from photographs, papers, cardboard, wood and textiles, along with his characteristic piles of...