Encants i miralls de Barcelona

Memòria gràfica dels Encants Fira de Bellcaire

Author/s: Rafael Vargas (Photography and text), Enric H. March (Text), Josep Bohigas (Text), Óscar Guayabero (Text) and Victoria Bermejo (Text)
Collection: Behind the Scenes

Imatge de la coberta del llibre 'Encants i miralls'

Who hasn't browsed through books, kitchenware, and clothing at the Encants flea market? Who hasn't wandered through the old market and the new one and had adventures, heard stories, and gone home with that special find that brings back so many fond memories? This book aims to capture precisely that feeling. It takes you back to your time meandering through one of the most famous markets in Barcelona and beyond. The book features a collection of gazes, experiences, images, and reflections of the Barcelona’s most unique market. Past and present images of the Encants flea market, which Rafael Vargas has been photographing for years, are the book’s heart and soul. Like the Bellcaire flea market's multifaceted reality, the book includes narratives that take readers on a journey through unexpected treasures, just as if they were actually at the Encants. Delve through photographs, experiences, history, analysis, humour, and more. As you'll see, people and the Encants market itself are the stars of the book.

Society

City

History

Architecture

Eixample

Photography

Market

Sant Martí

Urban planning

What are them saying

"El Periodico: 'Encants,el mercado de Dorian Gray'"

15/02/2021

"TendenciasHoy.com:'Los Encants: ayer y hoy del mercadillo de Barcelona por donde pasa la vida'"

22/02/2021

"El libro Encants i Miralls de Barcelona, del fotógrafo Rafael Vargas, refleja la esencia dels Encants en todo su esplendor."

THE NEW BARCELONA POST | Alberto Valle 15/03/2021

"El Mercat dels Encants és un dels espais més emblemàtics de Barcelona i un reducte de la ciutat que recull objectes plens de vida. La història del mercat, la seva arquitectura i la part més humana ara formen part del llibre “Encants i miralls de Barcelona”."

BETEVÉ 22/03/2021