The encounter with Rome, the Mediterranean culture and especially the light in the region inspired him tremendously and when he in 1994 had the opportunity to spend a year in Barcelona working on an exhibition for his gallery in Copenhagen, it proved to be a turning point for him and he settled permanently in Barcelona.
Mødet med Rom, middelhavskulturen og især lyset i regionen inspirerede Physant voldsomt, og da han i 1994 havde mulighed for at tilbringe et år i Barcelona med arbejdet på en udstilling for sit galleri i København, viste det sig at blive et vendepunkt for ham, og han bosatte sig permanent i Barcelona.