Mediterranean sceneries

Until November 30^th there is an exhibition of Mediterranean photographs in Manresa devoted to show sceneries taken in all the countries around it. Although most of them have different cultures, sun&sea influence has created a common background and this exhibition illustrates it. The value is even higher when realizing that most of the photos were taken in the nineteenth century, in the beginning of photography.

In my opinion, these are the best:

Genova, 1895, Via Gran Madre di Dio and Ponte de Carignano. Amazing. A way of life shaped by the sun. The clothes dry up in the street, a low-income quartier with open or broken blinds and dirty walls, still using animals to carry heavy things, stress-free people.. everything has another pace.

Alger, 1890. Another must see, although it’s a bit disappointing because is a rather small one.

All the photos belong to the Museum of Photographic History Fratelli Alinari based in Florence and were exhibited for the first time in Spain two years ago in Alicante within the framework of the Mediterranian Foreign Ministers meeting.


Sala d'exposicions Caixa de Manresa
Plana de l'om, Manresa
18-21h