XAVI BOU

SAVE THE DATE: Xavi Bou's first solo exhibition at the gallery, The Beauty of Bird Flight, opens First Thursday, October 2 from 6 - 8 pm. The exhibition runs until Saturday, October 25. 

Internationally acclaimed Catalan photographer Xavi Bou uses his innovative photographic approach to bridge art, science, and the natural world. Through his Ornithographies and Entomographies series, Bou investigates the flight paths of birds and insects using a technique inspired by chronophotography. By capturing thousands of high-speed images, he creates large-format compositions that reveal the trajectory of animals in motion. The result is a striking body of work where movement becomes line, pattern, and form, uncovering behaviors that often go unnoticed by the naked eye.

Although his process draws on scientific tools, Bou’s intention is not to produce documentary images. His work occupies a space between photography, conceptual art, and ecological reflection. Rather than focusing on species identification or familiar landscapes, his images invite us to contemplate nature differently, emphasizing dynamics, relationships, and the inherent beauty of animal behavior.

Xavi Bou holds a geology degree from the University of Barcelona, Spain and continued his studies in photography at Grisart International Photography School. Beginning his Ornitographies project in 2012, Bou released his first edition in 2015. Bou has exhibited internationally, and his projects have appeared in publications including National Geographic, Sierra Club, BBC Science Focus, among others. 

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Xavi Bou CV

2021 TED Talk

2020 Murmurations Video

11.3 x 21.3 in. - Edition of 15 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #302, Arctic Tern, Diamond Beach, 2024
Ornithographies #305, American White Pelican, Cannon Beach, Oregon, 2024
11.3 x 21.3 in. - Edition of 15 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #296, Western Jackdaw, Montgai, Catalonia, 2024
17.1 x 21.3 in. - Edition of 15 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #298, Common Swift, Barcelona, Catalonia, 2024
15 x 20 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #257, Race Pigeons, San Ramón, Catalonia, 2022
11.3 x 21.4 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #228, Common Starlings, Roses, Catalonia, 2022
11.3 x 21.3 in. - Edition of 15 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #300, Northern Fulmar, Lóndragar, Iceland, 2024
11.3 x 21.4 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #214, Alpine Swift, L’Estartit, Catalonia, 2021
Ornithographies #227, Common Starlings and Peregrine Falcon, Roses, Catalonia, 2022
Ornithographies #241, Common Starling, Castelló D’Empuries, Catalonia, 2022
14.2 x 23.4 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #197, Ravens, Torelló, Catalonia, 2021
Ornithographies #242, Common Starling, Castelló D’Empuries, Catalonia, 2022
Ornithographies #224, Common Starling, Castelló D’Empuries, Catalonia, 2022
25.8 x 46 in. - Edition of 10 - $2,100 USD
Ornithographies #277, Alpine Swift, Medes Islands, Catalonia, 2023
Ornithographies #222, Common Starling, Castelló D’Empuries, Catalonia, 2022
42.3 x 79.9 in. - Edition of 3 - $3,350 USD
Ornithographies #249, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Uist, Scotland, 2022
Ornithographies #219, Common Starlings and Peregrine Falcon, Roses, Catalonia, 2022
24.15 x 46 in. - Edition of 10 - $2,000 USD
Ornithographies #282, Swallows, Ebro Delta, Catalonia, 2023
12 x 21.3 in. - Edition of 15 - $1,000 USD
Ornitographies #226, Common Starlings, Roses, Catalonia, 2022
25.9 x 46 in. - Edition of 5 - $2,100 USD
Ornithographies #150, Barn Swallow, Grand Teton, USA, 2019
Ornithographies #270, Racing Pigeons, Vilanova del Vallés, Catalonia, 2023
11.3 x 21.4 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #213, Alpine Swift, L’Estartit, Catalonia, 2021
24.2 x 46 in. - Edition of 10 - $2,000 USD
Ornithographies #274, Common Swift, Barcelona, Catalonia, 2023
11.3 x 21.4 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #215, Alpine Swift, L’Estartit, Catalonia, 2021
11.2 x 21.4 in. - Edition 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #221, Common Starling, Pau, Catalonia, 2022
Ornithographies #223, Common Starling, Castelló D’Empuries, Catalonia, 2022
Ornithographies #258, Eurasian Chaffinch, Ebro Delta, Catalonia, 2023
11 x 21.3 in. - Edition of 15 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #253, Seagull, Ebro Delta, Catalonia, 2018
41.3 x 73.4 in. - Edition of 3 - $3,350 USD
Ornithographies #173, Northern Fulmar, Höfn, Iceland, 2017
Ornithographies #248, Audouin’s Gull, Ebro Delta, Catalonia, 2017
11.3 x 21.4 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornitographies #255, Northern Lapwing, Uist, Scotland, 2022
Ornitographies #239, Common Starlings and Peregrine Falcon, Roses, Catalonia Barcelona 2022
24.3 x 46 in. - Edition of 5 - $2,100 USD
Ornithographies #194, Ravens, Torelló, Catalonia, 2021
16.5 x 23.4 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #189, Glossy Ibis, Ebro Delta, Catalonia, 2021
Ornithographies #178, Common Starlings and Peregrine Falcon, Roses, Catalonia, 2019
25 x 46 in. - Edition of 5 - $2,100 USD
Ornithographies #169, Common Swift, Barcelona, Catalonia, 2019
Ornithographies #256, Atlantic Puffin, Isle of Mingulay, Scotland, 2022
33.4 x 46 in. - Edition of 10 - $2,100 USD
Ornithographies #278, Alpine Swift, Medes Islands, Catalonia, 2023
10.2 x 21.4 in. - Edition 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #247, Common Starling, Pau, Catalonia, 2022
21.4 x 11.3 in. - Edition of 5 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #151, Common Starlings, Ebro Delta, Catalonia, 2018
21.4 x 11.3 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #240, Common Starlings, Roses, Catalonia, 2022
45 x 26.2 in. - Edition of 10 - $2,100 USD
Ornithographies #254, Common Starlings, Ebro Delta, Catalonia, 2018
21.4 x 11.2 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #168, Common Swift, Barcelona, Catalonia, 2019
21.3 x 11.9 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #275, Alpine Swift, Medes islands, Catalonia, 2023
21.5 x 10.75 in. - Edition of 5 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #124, Griffon Vulture, Tremp, Catalonia, 2018
Ornithographies #294, Eurasian Griffon Vulture and Red Kite, Alfés, Catalonia, 2024
21.4 x 14.3 in. - Edition of 6 - $1,000 USD
Ornithographies #233, Common Crane, Gallocanta, Spain, 2022
Ornithographies #295, Eurasian Griffon Vulture, Alfés, Catalonia, 2024
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