The José Luis Soler Collection
The José Luis Soler Collection, formerly known as “Per Amor a l’Art,” is one of Spain’s leading private collections of contemporary art.
Launched in 2010, it focuses on photography and abstract art, with more than 2,500 works by Spanish and international artists. Recognized for its quality and curatorial vision, the Photography Collection stands out for bringing together photographic series that include works by artists such as Bleda y Rosa, Susan Meiselas, Tod Papageorge, Walker Evans, Nobuyoshi Araki, and Imogen Cunningham, among others.
How to explore the collection
This website was created to share the legacy of José Luis Soler, a collector deeply committed to art and its transformative power. It brings together more than 2,500 works of photography and contemporary art assembled with sensitivity, rigor, and generosity.
Here, you can explore the full catalog, learn about the artists, discover the exhibitions, and even create your own selections of works.
A tool open to curators, researchers, teachers, students, and anyone curious about art.
Excerpt Flowers, Jonas Mekas 1968-2017
Drifts and fragments in the production of memory
19 Sep. 2025 - 17 Jan. 2026
Mnemosyne is a photographic installation curated by Eva del Llano and organized by The José Luis Soler Collection and PHotoESPAÑA. Inspired by Aby Warburg’s Mnemosyne Atlas, the project explores memory as montage and drift. The works of Ferran García Sevilla, Hamish Fulton, Jonas Mekas, Takuma Nakahira, and Iñaki Bonillas invite the viewer into a journey where memory is not transmitted, but activated—an experience reconstructed by each visitor from their own present.
The José Luis Soler Room opens its programming with this installation.
José Luis Soler Gallery
Located to the left of the entrance to the Bombas Gens Cultural Center, the José Luis Soler Room is a clean, open 148 m2 space designed to host photography exhibitions drawn from The José Luis Soler Collection and awarded the curatorial prize that bears his name.
The Bombas Gens Cultural Center retains the name of the former factory that once occupied the site, following the wishes of José Luis Soler and Susana Lloret, as a tribute to Carlos Gens, an entrepreneur known for his values and sensitivity.
History repeats itself. The room, the curatorial prize, and the photography collection all bear this name at the wish of his wife, in honor of José Luis Soler: a visionary, sensitive, and deeply committed entrepreneur.
José Luis Soler Room
Located to the left of the entrance to the Bombas Gens Cultural Center, the José Luis Soler Room is a clean, open 148 m2 space designed to host photography exhibitions drawn from The José Luis Soler Collection and awarded the curatorial prize that bears his name.
The Bombas Gens Cultural Center retains the name of the former factory that once occupied the site, following the wishes of José Luis Soler and Susana Lloret, as a tribute to Carlos Gens, an entrepreneur known for his values and sensitivity.
History repeats itself. The room, the curatorial prize, and the photography collection all bear this name at the wish of his wife, in honor of José Luis Soler: a visionary, sensitive, and deeply committed entrepreneur.
How to explore the collection
This website was born from the desire to share the legacy of José Luis Soler Vila, a collector committed to art and its transformative power. It brings together more than 2,500 works of photography and contemporary art collected with sensitivity, rigor and generosity.
Here you can explore the complete catalog, meet the artists, discover the exhibitions and even create your own selections of works.
A tool open to curators, researchers, teachers, students and anyone curious about art.
Organized by
The José Luis Soler Collection and PHotoESPAÑA
Curated by
Eva del Llano
The José Luis Soler Collection
The José Luis Soler Collection, formerly known as “Per Amor a l’Art”, is one of the leading private collections of contemporary art in Spain. Started in 2010, it focuses on photography and abstract art, with more than 2,500 works by national and international artists. Recognized for its quality and curatorial approach, the Photography collection stands out for bringing together photographic series that include works by authors such as Bleda y Rosa, Susan Meiselas, Tod Papageorge, Timm Rautert, Walker Evans, Nobuyoshi Araki, Imogen Cunningham, Albert Renger-Patzsch or Xavier Ribas, with special relevance in documentary and conceptual photography, in addition to the most important international collection of Japanese photography outside Japan.
Mnemosyne. Drifts and fragments in memory production
Mnemosyne is a photographic installation curated by Eva del Llano, organized by The José Luis Soler Collection and PHotoESPAÑA.
Inspired by the Atlas Mnemosyne by Aby Warburg, the project explores memory as montage and drift. The works of Ferran García Sevilla, Hamish Fulton, Jonas Mekas, Takuma Nakahira e Iñaki Bonillas invite to a visual and corporal journey, where memory is not transmitted, but activated. Fragmented, dispersed and open, it becomes a sensitive and plural experience, which the spectator reconstructs from his own present.