The exhibition by Belda and Rosa, winners of the 2008 National Photography Award ,is held at the final resting place of Emperor Charles V, the place where it was conceived.
From left to right: Joaquín Mollinedo, Managing Director of Institutional Relations, Communication and Brand at Acciona; María Santoyo, Director of PHotoESPAÑA; Ana de la Cueva, President of National Heritage; José María Rosa and María Bleda. / Courtesy. Juan Moriano
The photographic exhibition, which invites reflection on the sun as a symbol of time, life and history, is being held in the place where the images were captured: the Monastery of Yuste
After its stay at the Royal Collections Gallery in Madrid, the work now arrives at the place where it was conceived, the former final resting place of Emperor Charles V.
Las Horas del Sol (The Hours of the Sun) is the title of the work by Bleda y Rosa (María Bleda and José María Rosa), winners of the 2008 National Photography Award. The exhibition, which will be on display until 27 October, will be displayed in various rooms of the monastery with the aim of inviting visitors to rediscover it through a contemporary lens that highlights the interaction between historical elements, living nature and the sun.
In the opening ceremony, the authors explained that the project “draws an analogy between the solar cycle and the life cycle of nature and humankind, evoking a time where the sun was a guide, a measure and a symbol. It marked the hours,the day, the night, the seasons and the passing of time”.
The photograph exhibition ‘Las Horas del Sol’. / Courtesy.
Visitors
During its previous stay in Madrid, the exhibition received ‘a total of 130,000 visitors’ during the three months it was open and hopes to “become another incentive to visit the Monastery of Yuste during the next months”, express in the exhibition press release.
Opening
The opening ceremony was also attended by Ana de la Cueva, President of Patrimonio Nacional, María Santoyo, Director of PHotoESPAÑA, and Joaquín Mollinedo, Director General of Institutional Relations, Communication and Brand at ACCIONA.
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The exhibition is part of the triennial project “Cuadernos de Campo” (Field Notebooks), an initiative in which ACCIONA, PHotoESPAÑA and Patrimonio Nacional collaborate to encourage Spanish photographers to highlight the natural heritage of the Royal Sites.
Source: El Periódico Extremadura.
