Sergio Esteban (Elche, 1960) is a clerk and has spent his entire life in Elche. His love of reading since childhood led him to travel years later and buy a bookmark from every country he visited. Currently, it has a collection of more than four thousand bookmarks, most of them from the city of Elche. Esteban’s passion reflected in his first exhibition “Back to earth in 160 bookmarks” It will be presented in the Old Chapel of the Franciscan Third Order of the Elche until Sunday, May 1.
More than four thousand bookmarks all over the world create the ilicitano collection Serge Stephen, Who carries this compilation more? twenty years old Y where he plans to travel the world reflecting all continents and the world’s subjects Different countries.
The idea to bring this exhibition to light A few years ago, within a week, a man from Elche three bookmarks new from different places «From that moment on I thought I would make a private collection and Every book I read would have a bookmark on it that had something to do with the book. For example, if it were a book about China, a Chinese bracket; or a symbology related to a character or a particular situation”, he emphasizes.
I bookmark a city in every book I read, and it bears the symbology of that city.
But if you go back in time, Esteban confirms that his interest in reading, and the collection with it, began in his childhood, when he read his first book when he was just eight years old. Michael Strogoff your french writer Julio Vernethanks to a school teacher who gave it to him.
Bookmarks representing the city of Elche
Esteban has included his hometown in his proud collection. «These bookmarks represent everything beautiful about our city. So for my collection The Lady of Elche, to our Palm Grove and Misteri d’Elx“, Add.
He also explains that the collector couldn’t tell. The cost of your collection, or what will happen in the future with your bookmark collection, but maybe I would donate it to the Elche Municipal Library.because it will be an honor for your city to have this compilation.
also wanted to emphasize bibliobus bookmarked for years of work and helping so many people encourage reading.
I have included Lady of Elche, Palmeral and Misteri d’Elx in my collection.
Collections from 1902
bookmark the oldest What does Esteban have? dates back to 1902 and bought in a store florence antiques. In addition, the collector states that some of them can be expensive. More than 200 Euros. “Prices can vary. There are those that cost me two or ten euros, for example those made of cardboard or plastic, but there are others, like mine, that exceed 200 euros. engraved with gold or silver” indicates.
Some bookmarks cost more than 190 Euros
Esteban does not have a favorite bookmark, he himself says that he is fond of everyone. «There are those that catch my attention, there are others that open my eyes or make me smile. The bookmark of the Indian with his flute from the Kokopelli tribe impressed me a lot, but they all have their own characteristics».
A collection from around the world
Esteban says he was able to obtain this bookmark collection thanks to the collaboration of many of his friends who gifted it to him while traveling. «This is not just a collection that I go on every trip, from all around the world».
I always tell my friends if they buy me a bookmark to tell the story behind it.
But the people of Elche not only know from which country they brought it, but also deals with the history of each bookmark. «I always tell my friends to tell me the story if they buy one from me, because every item bought outside the museum has a story. It seems that I have been there, although I have not visited».
Children’s workshops at the San José library
Those days, which coincide with April 2, Children’s Book Day and April 23, Book Day, were celebrated. some children’s workshops in the library of San José de Elche, whose members are Begoña García and Trinidad Pérez With my father, with my mother, they created a bookmark model from every continent and taught the technique of making them.
Free exhibition to be visited until 1 May
Exhibition “Back to earth in 160 bookmarks” Free to visit organized by Elche Municipal Libraries until Sunday, May 1 In the Old Chapel of the Franciscan Third Order of Elche. From Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 14:00 in the morning and from 15:00 to 18:00 in the afternoon, and from 10:00 to 14:00 on Sunday.
The exhibition can be visited free of charge until Sunday, May 1.
Sergio Esteban wanted to highlight the good work of the Library and City Council and also thank the coordinators Ana Álvarez and Luis Navarro for their efforts to showcase them. It has been tried to be done thanks to this exhibition. a trip around the worldto five continents and at the same time the diversity of the cultures they represent or to artistic expressions of groups and ethnic groups.
Source: Informacion
