Emancipations. Foto Colectania Collection

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Image courtesy of Foto Colectania.

A new reading of the Foto Colectania Collection, curated by Florian Ebner, head of the Photography Department at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. This exhibition explores how photography accompanied the transformation of Spanish society and the evolution of the photographic medium itself, placing Spanish photography in dialogue with the major narratives of European modernity.

This exhibition tells the story of two emancipations: that of Spanish society, which left behind a paternalistic model and embarked on a path towards modernity after the Second World War and the end of the Franco regime; and that of the photographic medium itself, which moved from its informative function and presence in small formats towards the creation of ambitious, large-scale and more contemplative images.

The exhibition narrative is structured into chapters that follow a chrono-thematic approach, establishing connections between different generations of artists and offering new interpretations of the collection.

The presentation of the works is a central element of the exhibition’s conceptual framework. Through the dialogue between the vertical arrangement of photographs on the wall and the horizontal display of photographs and ephemeral materials on tables, the exhibition raises questions about what we understand as an exhibition print and about the different forms a photograph can take: press prints, albums, study prints, fanzines and other related materials. In this sense, the exhibition also becomes a reflection on the different states of photography and on how its meaning is transformed according to the format and context in which it is presented.

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