From a very early age, Victor Enrich (b. Barcelona, 1976) took a great interest in maps and urban forms, his creativity leading him to design imaginary cities, to which, applying knowledge he acquired in school, he attributed place names, structure, topography and functionality.

Later, during his teenage years he discovered design software such as Drafix CAD and then AutoCAD, which enabled him to make a qualitative leap in terms of the detail and refinedness of his graphic work.

Enrich would spend hours developing urban grids which, once printed out on A4 paper, he would then assemble together to make panels several square metres in size. 

Before entering college he discovered the potential of 3D, as an even more powerful way of representing virtual spaces. 

He was accepted at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura in Barcelona as one of the highest placed candidates and having extensive knowledge in the field of technical design. 

But he gave up his studies after six years due to a lack of vocation and having become disillusioned with a profession that did not match his expectations.

However, this did not prevent him from building a reputation in the field of visualisation of architecture, which indeed became his main professional activity roughly up until the age of thirty-five.

Due to the serious crisis in the sector, and reacting to a strong desire to return to the artistic creativity he left behind years earlier, he decided to take a break from his professional work to dedicate himself exclusively to more creative areas.

Today he is dedicated exclusively to the development of his art, which is intimately linked with this other great passion: travel – with a particular focus on the relentless pursuit of the urban form to inspire his artistic work.

Victor Enrich has lived and worked in a number of cities, including Rome, Riga and Tel Aviv. He currently resides in Munich. |

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