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Two new exhibitions remind us of the validity of the Ukrainian war

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The exhibition, curated by two professors in the area of ​​Drawing, aims to draw attention to the Ukrainian conflict so that it is not forgotten.

The author, the curators and the political and social authorities pose at the Seville exhibition The author, the curators and the political and social authorities pose at the Seville exhibition

photo 3On January 26 se they inaugurated consecutively in Sevilla y Burgos exposure "Ukraine, the civil war" of the photojournalist Luis Vega that aims to continue showing the consequences of the war in Ukraine almost two years later of its beginning. These new samples continue to present the work of prominent photojournalist on the Ukrainian wara in front of the Cathedral of the Seville capital, in the exhibition hall of the Province House and the other in the Provincial Council of Burgos. To the acts they came themselves Author of the photos, which He is now covering the conflict between Israel and Gaza, in addition to numerous political and press personalities such as President of the Provincial Council of Seville, Mr. Francisco Javier Fernández de los Ríos Torres, president of the Provincial Council of Burgos, Mr. Borja Suárez PedrosaMr. Antonio Yélamo, delegate of Prisa Media Andalucía.

photo 4This exhibition has been driven y curated for thes teachers  Tomas Zarza y Miguel Sanchez-Moñita (Drawing area) of the Investigation Group CUVPAC with Uría Fernández de la Anastasio de Gracia Foundation what has organized y financed the sample. It is not the first stop of this exhibition , who previously drew the attention of the audience in Madrid in november of 2022, and then move to the Vela Zanetti Foundation de León and then to Ferrol, Miranda of Ebro, Lugo, Valladolid, Ávila y Mieres to land now in Burgos y Sevilla.

“We are very satisfied with the reception of the exhibition. There have already been ten Spanish cities in which they have been able to learn first-hand about the situation of Ukrainian civilians through the photographs of Luis de Vega and more are being planned., as stated Tomas Zarza.

A The end of February will mark two years since the great Russian invasion of Ukraine y, as declared by Professor Sánchez-Moñita, "With these new inaugurations we want to show that the war is still at the gates of Europe and that we cannot forget that there are still people who continue to die in this conflict." 

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La curatorial work by professors S.Moñita and Zarza It has allowed us to reconfigure some photographs that were not intended to be exhibited in this way. The exhibition is composed of 42 photographs that portray the difficult situation of the Ukrainian civilian population but "“It was necessary to generate a new narrative to adapt the discourse of press photographs to the discourses of an exhibition hall.” comments the Professor Zarza. One of the most dramatic aspects that stand out about the curators of the exhibition is that In each new city they have to update the number of civilian deaths. Every day is a constant drip of deaths and injuries in a war that has a uncertain future and in which have been charged more than 26.000 victims, although, according to Luis de Vega, it is an official figure that is very far from reality.

As a result of this exhibition, the publication “Ukraine, resist the horror", co-published by the URJC and the Anastasio de Gracia FoundationIn which the work of the photoreporter is expandedor until you reach a hundred images.

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  • Photograph 1: General view of the Seville exhibition.
  • Photography 2: Tomás Zarza, Miguel S.Moñita and Uría Fernandez, curators of the exhibition, intervene in Burgos.
  • Photography 3: Luis de Vega explains to the president of the Seville Provincial Council some of the photographs in the exhibition.
  • Photograph 4: Attendees at the inauguration of Burgos.
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