After two years developing his project as an artist resident in Paris, Barcelona photographer Marcel Pedragosa is please to present for the first time in an exhibition his photographic work Parisii at Leica Store Paris. You are welcome to the opening the 18th April form 18:00 h.

This body of work offering a very particular point of view of the city life in Paris has already obtained significant recognition. Last year, the Bibliothèque nationale de France acquired five photographs pertaining to its portfolio. The International Festival of City Photography 'Photograffiti' in Russia nominated Marcel Pedragosa's work in first position inviting him to the city of Perm where he created Western Eyes series on display at Leica Store Moscow form May 2013. Also, SCAN Tarragona, The International Festival of Photography invited him to present his photographs. Marcel Pedragosa's work has been featured in divers ... publications such as Lens Culture, Photographer.ru or Leica.

Marcel Pedragosa's photographs from the series Parisii depict Parisians in their urban environment. While the term Parisii refers to Paris' original inhabitants, today's Parisians are, according to Marcel Pedragosa's point of view, comparable to traces of light, energies, met at random during his strolls through the city. The portraits of these figures in black and white inscribe themselves in their immediate environment as they move around the city, some elements of which can at times be identified.

Moving shadows and portraits, the characters seem to leave their trace behind but also to hold their ancient history within. Marcel Pedragosa's free exploration is expressed through a mastered blur of the bodies moving through space. Appearances, disappearances, floating moments captured within a formal composition, allow for an open perception of the subject. Their aesthetics and distinctive angles are typically representative of Marcel Pedragos's personal vision of his own environment.