Fantastical works that highlight the contrast between what is real and what is not is a mainstay of surreal art. Reuters photographers have documented many examples of surreal artwork and people enjoying it over the years as seen in this collection of images.
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DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON
Bullfighting has gone on in Spain for centuries. Admirers included the U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway and Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, who celebrated it in their works. The display isn’t for everyone, animal rights advocates among its detractors.
PILGRIM’ PROGRESS
Pilgrims carry a girl to touch the Virgin of El Rocio during a procession around the shrine in her honour in southern Spain.
DOWN AND DIRTY IN BAZA
At the annual Cascamorras festival in southern Spain, revellers may arrive freshly washed and with their clothes in pristine condition but by the end, it’s quite a different story.
ANDASOL SOLAR POWER STATION
On a barren, sun-baked plateau in southern Spain, row upon row of gleaming mirrors form one of the world’s biggest solar power plants and harness the sun’s power even after dark.