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Online talk 'Photographing the absurd: When reality surpasses logic'

Wednesday May 27, 2026 · Centre Cívic La Sagrera La Barraca

• Online training activities (via Zoom platform).

• The link to the activity will be sent a few days before via email.

• Cultural Promotion Activities (free).

By Jordi Oliver, photographer.

Reality is full of absurd, contradictory and surreal scenes. Some photographers have made this everyday absurdity the focus of their work. The talk raises the absurd as a door to understanding contemporary society.

CONTENTS:

What is absurdity in photography

• Randomness and visual coincidence

• The relationship between photography and surrealism

Scenes where reality looks like fiction

• Absurdity as a reflection of today's world