…that you should see. That’s what the poster says.
And I’ve been walking by it almost daily, telling myself that I really ought to go in and have a look, because I love both old photos and Semana Santa. As usual I left it until almost too late (the exhibit closes on April 8th, Easter Sunday) and so popped in this morning after doing a few errands.
[note: exhibit has been extended to 29th April]
And the poster is right – you really should see these photos.
The oldest, taken on calle Feria, was c.1885 and they go up to almost present day. For me it’s entrancing to look at the people and familiar streets – some places haven’t changed that much – and imagine myself walking there now.
I also liked the “photo boxes” lit from within that were placed around the room on the floor. You can see them in the collage here along with a list of the photographers. The reflection of the blue lights played havoc with my photos, but they are really just to entice you over and see them for yourself.
The exhibit is being held inside the Antequarium, beneath the Metropol Parasols (aka The Mushrooms) in Plaza Encarnación, so it was also a good opportunity to visit the Antequarium again, which I hadn’t seen since it first opened a year ago. At that time it was still unfinished and now it’s looking much more impressive.
Semana Santa en Sevilla
100 Fotografías Que Deberías Conocer
23rd February – 8th April 29th April 2012
10.00 – 19.30 Tuesday – Saturday /10.00 – 13.30 Sundays and holidays
[click on images to enlarge]
Also lovely to see that the crowded streets and plazas have always been there: that’s not just something that’s grown because of commerce.
That upper left-hand photo blew me away! Massive crowds somewhere just off the Alameda – maybe on Calatrava street? It is such an evocative exhibit – wish you could see it.
I would love to see it, maybe in a next lifetime. I’m wondering about the tower in the upper left-hand photo… It’s not the Giralda, Didn’t the convento Sta Clara have a tower? Or something on Teodosio?
That’s the Torre de Perdigones, on the Ronda between calle Feria and the Barqueta Bridge. Still there! It’s supposed to have a camara obscura but I’ve never been up.