Born with a talent for art, putting it at the service of science and maintaining this conviction throughout the years. Impassioned by botany and succeeding at making a living out of it. All while raising a family, changing countries, pursuing dreams both at home and in distant lands. These are some of the statements that emerge when discussing Eugeni Sierra i Ràfols (1919-1999), the illustrator and botanist who came up under the tutelage of the great scientist Pius Font i Quer. Wander through his life; journey to1930s Barcelona, to Chile in the 1950s and into the heart of his illustrations. 60 originals from diverse collections displayed together for the very first time. Never-before-seen illustrations from the Institut Botanic de Barcelona. Forty-nine publications from the 30s to today. Twenty four original items and documents that offer us an intimate understanding of the man.
Projection of the audiovisual piece Intimate Botany in which his son and seven colleagues from the world of science tell us what he was like and how he worked. A catalog available for purchase: Eugeni Sierra’s biography and a pictoral analysis of his body of work. A publication with over two hundred images to immerse oneself in all the details.
Comissariat: Carles Puche i Carme Puche