Last Farmers Market | Palma de Mallorca

Last Farmers Market | Palma de Mallorca

At Palma’s Mercat de l’Olivar sits El darrer vestit ample — The Last Wide-Legged Suit — a sculpture by Tomás Vila depicting an elderly Mallorcan farmer.

The market was once a meeting point between Palma and the surrounding countryside, where farmers arrived each day with their produce. The old man represents a generation that resisted abandoning its traditional dress as Mallorca moved rapidly towards modernity during the 1950s.

Today he remains seated outside the market, watching a city — and an island — that has continued to transform around him.

Last Farmers Market captures him partly in shadow, caught between the Mallorca that was and the Mallorca that followed. For me, the photograph isn't simply of a sculpture. It is about memory, disappearing traditions and the traces of ordinary lives that remain within a changing city.

Specification

Limited Edition: 25
Frame: Vienna, 27 mm solid wood
Passe-partout: 4 cm, Natural White
Paper: Hahnemühle Photo Rag
Glazing: Museum Glass
WhiteWall ultraHD: Yes
WhiteWall SuperResolution: Yes
Certificate of Authenticity: Included — sent separately
Individually Numbered: 1/25–25/25
Location: Mercat de l’Olivar, Palma de Mallorca

Artist

Stephen Griffiths — Griff Leodis

Stephen Griffiths is the photographer behind Griff Leodis, creating fine-art photography centred on people, place, light and the human environment. His work looks beyond the postcard view of a destination, finding the quieter stories, contrasts and moments that reveal something about the people who live within it.