Lo Que Vale Un Peine

Since April 2018, we have been developing a series of murals in Valencia, in an area called ‘La Huerta de Alboraya’, which is renowned for growing delicious vegetables and is constantly under pressure from developers.

For this one, we went back to our roots. For days we knocked on stranger’s doors and asked if we could paint their walls. Eventually, we came across a drawing teacher named Felicia Puerta, who agreed to let us have her wall if she liked the proposal. She happened to be involved in local activism to preserve the fields so we made a perfect match.

A few months later, we were executing our first ever drawing-only mural.

The surreal image replaces a plow with a comb, reflecting the affection with which the local labourers treat the land. The title comes from the phrase: “Ya te enterarás lo que vale un peine”, which literally means: “You will soon find out the value of a comb”. The phrase is a warning to people who blindly enter into projects without truly understanding the extent of the work required.