It started as a gathering of friends with creative concerns to learn about the history of county towns during the Civil War. Material was piling up and interest was growing. Two years later, audiovisual producer Sam Molina, photographers Sento MM and Diego Jamon, and poet Enrique Morte, reunite as a collective 13 year old boy they created Catharsis, a dystopian creative proposal that they reconstruct phantom images of the contest “although in reality all wars“, in the towns of the state.
And they did it with photos but not for use. They searched the place, the environment and scenes recreated with a theatrical character that they recorded on video and then photographed. The actors, family and friends formed the cast that brought these images to life, with costumes and props inspired by paintings by Caravaggio, Vermeer or Vermeer. Julio Romero de Torres. “We didn’t do it for the purpose of making an exhibition or a photo book, everything came out naturally and organically,” says San Molina.
But now yes. With all the materials, the goal is to create that exhibition and publish the book that is already in progress but that they want to fund through a campaign. crowdfunding which will begin on Thursday, June 1 Verkami platform.
Catharsishe reassures the producer, “it’s not customary, it corresponds to a way of working among us; we put our worlds together which are too different to derive anything in common from the personal of each”.
dystopia
Civil war This was a common topic, but not from the traditional point of view. “The dystopia we invented dates back to the years of the Spanish war, but we do not position ourselves on any side because the side this work represents town, people stayingWhich the role of women very interesting. Those who remained did not have a better time than at the front as they had to protect a country. Well the side we want to defend”
The exhibition will not be just an example of photographs to be used. “It will be, but we also want people to be immersed in what we’ve been through, and so we’re going to rebuild.” Some of the landscapes we used taking pictures so people can come in and immerse themselves in an intense and unique experience, take pictures and touch things, because you have to touch and see everything.”
The book will be a compilation of images and words, but also It will contain QR codes This will direct readers to short films and videos about the experience.
The official presentation of this proposal will be in mid-November. Club Information and an exhibition cwith a book containing about fifty photographs and about 100 pictures, accompanied by texts. “Photos are not signed, we are a collective and do not do customization.”
Alicante filmmaker Daniel Chaguaceda is preparing a documentary based on the experiences of this group to realize the exhibition.