Júlia Sentís: The concept of cultural industry has deeply harmed art

The Barcelona-born author wins the Salvador Iborra Prize with a collection exploring body and daily life.

Generic image of poetry books on a wooden table with natural light.
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Generic image of poetry books on a wooden table with natural light.

Writer Júlia Sentís has been awarded the VIII Salvador Iborra Youth Poetry Prize in 2025 for her debut work Palpentes, which merges physical movement with poetic language.

Born in Barcelona in 1995, Júlia Sentís explores the boundaries between prose and poetry in her first book published by Edicions Cap de Brot. Her background in dance and movement research heavily influences the rhythm and spatiality of her verses.

"The concept of cultural industries has done a lot of harm. More difficulties are being placed on non-institutional spaces for research and creation."

Júlia Sentís · Writer
In her interview, Sentís criticizes the institutional focus on cultural 'products' rather than creative processes. She highlights the precarious situation of artists in Catalonia and calls for better funding models, including a basic income for artists to support their creative time.