
So it was... REGION. Landscape, photography and heritage
The Eagle. Completed. February 8 - May 7, 2023
Exhibition REGION. Landscape, photography and heritage proposed a unique tour of the Community of Madrid, from the perspective of the landscape as heritage. One sample is part of the result of MISIÓN REGIÓN, a historical photographic mission throughout the region, carried out by 17 female and 16 male photographers.
Exhibition
Exhibition REGION. Landscape, photography and heritage He put the emphasis on how we inhabit, transform and interpret our environment, understanding the landscape as a family book, a testimony of history and a portrait of its inhabitants.
The exhibition, organised by the Directorate General of Cultural Heritage of the Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport of the Community of Madrid and under the artistic direction of Paco Gómez, the scientific direction of Mónica Luengo and the technical direction of David Rejano, was made up of a selection of 199 photographs, one for each of the municipalities and districts of Madrid. The complete collection was available for consultation in the room.
REGION It is an open window to the natural and urban landscapes of Madrid: its mountain villages, its cultivated fields, its neighborhoods and its streets frequented by thousands of tourists.
Video library
Along with the multiplicity of views of the 33 photographers who composed, like pieces of a puzzle, a panoramic view of the cultural landscape of Madrid in the exhibition REGION. Landscape, photography and heritage, a documentary video was made Mission Region, recorded by Juan Rayos during the photographic mission, which allows us to hear first-hand accounts from some of the participating photographers.
Catalog
The catalog includes all the images that make up REGION. Landscape, photography and heritage and articles by the curator responsible for the project: David Rejano, Paco Gómez and Mónica Luengo.
Price: €30
Dealers: commercial bookstores and Institutional Bookstore of the Community of Madrid (Calle Fortuny, 51).
Mission Region

179 municipalities, 17 female photographers and 16 male photographers