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The Ministry of Culture and Spokesman opens Friday at the Palace of Cartagena Pedreño photographic exhibition 'Passion Cartagena', organized in collaboration with the Foundation Cajamurcia.
The sample consists of around a hundred images of 16 photographers Cartagena where are represented all the fraternities and processions of Holy Week of Cartagena.
Photographers who have participated in this initiative are Ana Maria Garcia, Angel Torres, Antonio J. Muñoz, José Carlos Pérez, Enrique Selma, Fernando Bowl, Fran Ramos, Francisco Martinez, Francisco Silvente, Gonzalo Martinez Madrid, Joaquín López, José Barros, José Diego Garcia, Juan Garcia Lopez, Julian Contreras and Luis Godinez.
The secretary general of the Ministry of Culture and Spokesperson, José Vicente Albaladejo, and the general director of Cultural Heritage, Maria Comas, presented today by the Chairman of the Board of Brotherhoods of Semana Santa de Cartagena, Bernardo Simó project and Commissioner sample, Julian Contreras.
Artists, declared the Secretary General of Culture, "have captured through their goals all the beauty of Easter Cartagena, wealth, tradition and establishment of a procession that evoke the Mediterranean through its light and but its flowers are unique, different from the rest of those held in our region, its solemnity and martial ".
Albaladejo congratulated the curator and promoter of this project, Julian Contreras, "by the careful selection of images showing every detail of our Easter and not just focus on the brothers and images, but also pay attention to the public that every year contributes to this tradition, declared of International tourist Interest continues to grow and remains an attraction for thousands of tourists. "
Different topics
The hundred photographs on space Cajamurcia Foundation divide, as in the catalog, in different subjects, giving prominence to the tour made by procesionistas the streets of the historic center of the city and preparations, revealing in Here the most curious aspect of the tradition.
The details that make it unique Easter Cartagena also focus some images.
For example, the light refers to the Mediterranean (lighting thrones, tinted lampshades and carved, the hachotes of penitents), the unshakable order to maintain the guilds, the richly embroidered in gold, silver or silk shrouds, layers and banners, and music, also an important part of the tradition.
The types of Thrones (of Cartagena style and woodcarving), the portapasos and, of course, the imagery are also target of photographers who immortalized the passage through the streets of Christ, the Virgin and saints made by sculptors like Salzillo , Capuz, Benlliure, González Moreno and Coullaut James and constitute a precious heritage.
Finally, the exhibition invites visitors to set your sights on the procesionistas own children and, following tradition, form a large quarry.
Similarly, you can also stop on the picket lines, in the public that fills the streets and some of the 'Cartageneros Passion' that every year, are delivered to Easter.
The exhibition 'Passion Cartagena' will open tomorrow at 20:00 hours and will be open until next March 2 in the Pedreño Palace Foundation Cajamurcia Monday through Friday from 11:00 to 13:30 and 19:00 to 21:00 hours.
Source: CARM
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