An expressive illustration created for the immigrant community of Valencia, featuring the iconic Torres de Serranos — one of the city’s most recognizable historic monuments and a symbolic gateway to Valencia. Behind the fortress, a flowing watercolor stain evokes both spilled wine and exploding fireworks, merging two essential elements of Valencian culture: its Mediterranean warmth and its deep connection to celebration, gunpowder, and pyrotechnic traditions, especially associated with Las Fallas.
At the bottom of the composition, a small lone traveler with a suitcase reinforces the theme of immigration, movement, and the search for belonging. The contrast between the monumental architecture and the fragile human figure creates a poetic visual narrative about arriving in a new city while carrying personal history, uncertainty, and hope.
