Serie Abarán
There are places that aren’t just lived in—they’re carried within. Abarán, the new illustrated series by artist Bran Sólo, is a journey back to one’s roots, an intimate and poetic look at the village in the Vega Alta del Segura where the artist was born, grew up, and began to see the world.
Through his characteristic style—delicate, symbolic, and imbued with a profound, luminous melancholy—Bran Sólo reinterprets the emotional landscape of his childhood. Each work in this collection serves as a mirror in which the everyday landscape is transformed into a living memory:
The Pulse of Water: The unmistakable presence of its weirs, the serene flow of the Segura River, and the echo of its traditional waterwheels—symbols of Abaran’s identity and history.
The orchard and the landscape: The golden light on the earth, the corners that preserve popular memory, and the landscapes that shaped the artist’s visual imagination.
Intimate nostalgia: A graphic narrative that transcends a local tribute to become a universal reflection on origin, belonging, and childhood.
Abarán is not merely a collection of illustrations of a Murcian town; it is the emotional map of an artist who returns home to offer his town the perspective of someone who never truly left. A series that invites us to rediscover the beauty of everyday life, the calm of the native landscape, and the warmth of memory.
