It is very likely that that day in 1972 Taken by Perfecto Arjones A photo of the Plaza de España in Alcoy from the door of the City Hallwas not aware all that the same image could count half a century later. This is not a serious action, but a casual scene with a few cars standing at traffic lights and some people talkingbut very different from what can be seen from the same location today. The types of vehicles, the Tray converted into a large parking lot, the clothes, the traffic light, the big neon signs on the buildings, the cross on the facade of the Santa María church… On any given day in 1972, many very different facts about Alcoy and his community from today.
The same can be said of the other photograph that Arjones captured in the same year, perhaps on the same day. Two employees of Papeleras Reunidas leave the l’Alqueria d’Asnar factory. both provided lunchbox, an article that revealed 50 years ago that eating at work was already common. Inside, a Seat 850, the status symbol at the time, possibly owned by an administrator. Again, The narration of the image goes far beyond the obvious and helps to create a complete memory or documentation exercise..
well One of the greatest values of the exhibition “Huelas de un timempo. D’un temps i d’un país”bringing together Different images of Alcoy and Alicante province made by Perfecto Arjones, which can be viewed from this Friday until 26 March 2023 at Llotja de Sant Jordi. Twenty-year-old former photojournalist of INFORMACIÓN, who died in 2021, thousands of snapshots that speak for themselves, showing both everyday images and the most serious. And also showed the oppositions of an ever-changing society. Part of this can be seen in this exhibition, which takes a graphic tour of the transition to democracy in the province of Alicante.
But the local touch is, of course, available with scenes like: A few images from the Moors and Christians Festival, specifically from 1968 and 1969. last year, Arjones caught a snapshot for history: Made by photographer from Alcoy José Crespo Colomer, respectively, photo of a party team, which will display the cover of a well-known album. At the opening of the exhibition this Friday, The magic of the first emotional meeting of the Arjones and Crespo Colomer familiespassed away in 2020 after wearing 53 years combined with an iconic snapshot.
Rafael ArjonesThe photographer’s son and current graphic manager of INFORMATION was delighted by this. “Thanks to your work we can enjoy it”and the fact of being aware that you’re already retired, “He knew his photos were important to the history of the province of Alicante”. That’s why he started digitizing his entire archive and thus “recreating” it. Mayor of Alcoy, Toni FrenchHe described the exhibition, which brought together “Images We Haven’t Seen Before” de Arjones, “graphic historian of the province of Alicante”.
Also, General Manager of Consell Information Relations, Father Rostollthis exhibition “honors the work of photojournalists”It is “an archive of popular memory” through its images. The exhibition is jointly organized by the Generalitat, Akdeniz Foundation, Alcoy City Council and the Antoni Miró Chair of Contemporary Art at the University of Alicante.
Source: Informacion
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