Bronze / 2020 / Press / Feature Story

From piety to solidarity

During the coronavirus crisis, together with the rector of the parish Peio Sánchez, eight people confined in the temple have lived in the parish of Santa Ana (Barcelona). All of them previously homeless.
Before the month of March, Santa Anna offered food every day for about 150 people. With the coronavirus pandemic, the parish serves lunch, lunch, and dinner to more than 250 people. This is an evidence of the social emergency behind the health crisis we are experiencing in Barcelona (Spain)

Jordi Cohen is a documentary photographer based in Barcelona. With a Medical background, make fundamentally social reports. His work attempts to convey emotions linked to cultural aspects of different countries and civilizations. Has exhibited his work in Europe and America, to highlight San Diego Art Institute, CEH “Manege” St. Petersburg, Royal Geographical Society of London, Gallería Hector Garcia of Mexico City, International Festival of Social Photography in Sarcelles (France), Couvent des Minimes of Perpignan, Complejo el Águila Exhibition Hall of Madrid.