
Julien Raffin // solo exhibition
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Presented here in public for the first time, this selection of 20 original collage pieces reflect the author's interest in exploring how key personalities and events from a wide range of fields – including music, film, politics, sports, and space exploration, among others – have left a decisive imprint on history, helping to shape both our collective memory and our own perception of reality. Reflecting a wide range of influences – from 1970s psychedelic rock and Black music to Shepard Fairey's retro-contemporary poster designs, from modernist photographic composition by the likes of Moholy-Nagy to the elaborate kaleidoscopic choreographies of Busby Berkeley – Raffin's work is guided by the principles of structure, balance and harmony. Expressing an open, dynamic narrative, each of these pieces also seeks to visually reflect the contrasting dichotomy between what makes us and the way we decide to perceive it, artfully conveyed through the contrasting interplay of light and shade, of black and white and colour.
As the artist himself puts it:
Everyone has his own perception of the world we live in. Things are moving fast and our lives are constantly disrupted by tonnes of messages that are alarming and sometimes pessimistic. We should not forget to add magic to this heritage accumulated over decades, and see the beauty of it. The magic is always around us and we need to dare to dream as a form of resistance and escape.
What is rational can suddenly become irrational.
What has been seen can suddenly become magical.
What belongs to our reality can be enhanced with our imagination.
Underdogs Art Store
Rua da Cintura do Porto de Lisboa,
Armazém A, porta 20
Cais do Sodré, Lisbon • Portugal
Tuesday to Sunday, 11am – 8pm
Free admission





