{"id":4028,"date":"2023-07-24T05:15:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T04:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=4028"},"modified":"2023-07-24T06:01:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T05:01:02","slug":"week-26-choir-art-on-plaza-seneca-santa-pola","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=4028","title":{"rendered":"Week 26: choir, art on Plaza S\u00c3\u00a9neca, Santa Pola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of this week&#8217;s photos are from an exhibition of work by women artists held at Espacio S\u00c3\u00a9neca, site of the old bus station which has been converted into an exhibition space. There are also some images from a gala dinner of our wine club,  a performance by the choir in which my wife sings, and from a bike ride to the beaches south of Alicante. And lovely Eri also makes an appearance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>26_1<\/strong><br \/>\nI start with a couple of images that belong to the preceding week but they were on a roll of film that I only finished this week, so I take certain liberties with the timing. This is the <em>Hoguera<\/em> on the Esplanada de Espa\u00c3\u00b1a, photographed with my Leica M2 on Fomapan 400 film. I found it interesting to photograph something so colourful in monochrome:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_1.jpg\" alt=\"Foma400_2023_8_13\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_2<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd from the same roll, workers putting the finishing touches on another installation. Even after the 16 years of living here, I continue to marvel at all the work and costs that are incurred to install something that will only be there for a few days, only to be burned down at midnight on June 24th:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_2.jpg\" alt=\"Foma400_2023_8_14\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_3<\/strong><br \/>\nMy wife has been singing in the parents&#8217; choir of the European School for many years. As is the case with most of the other choir members, our daughter graduated from the school years ago (in 2013 in her case) but the choir keeps going on. One evening this week they performed in a church in El Campello. I like to photograph choirs because people make funny faces when they sing (my wife is in the bottom right corner):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_3.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5691\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_4<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_4.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5692\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_5<\/strong><br \/>\nPlaza S\u00c3\u00a9neca is a square in a low-income neighbourhood in the centre of Alicante. It used to be the site of the bus station, with long distance buses departing for other cities in Spain and other countries such as Romania. A few years ago the bus station was moved to a more convenient location, and the building, now called Espacio S\u00c3\u00a9neca, has been converted into an attractive exhibition space. I stopped by to visit an exhibition by female artists called <em>Gram\u00c3\u00a1ticas Textiles<\/em>. The unifying theme was the use of everyday objects to create the art:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_5.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5735\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the next few images, I show the works on display, identifying the artists. In all cases the works are from the past 2-3 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>26_6<\/strong><br \/>\nElisa Ortega Montilla, &#8220;This is not a vagina&#8221;:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_6.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5708\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_7<\/strong><br \/>\nSandra Paula Fernd\u00c3\u00a1ndez, &#8220;Nuevas reglas&#8221; (&#8220;New rules&#8221;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_7.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5715\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_8<\/strong><br \/>\nLucia Loren, &#8220;Aguajas&#8221; (&#8220;Needles&#8221;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_8.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5717\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_9<\/strong><br \/>\nMar\u00c3\u00ada Mu\u00c3\u00b1oz, &#8220;Dos figuras enfrentadas&#8221; (&#8220;Two figures facing each other&#8221;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_9.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5718\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_10<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_10.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5719\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_11<\/strong><br \/>\nEstefan\u00c3\u00ada Martin S\u00c3\u00a1ez: &#8220;Me mudo al para\u00c3\u00adso&#8221; (&#8220;I move to Paradise&#8221;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_11.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5723\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_12<\/strong><br \/>\nAna Musma: &#8220;Mi Kasita de Papel&#8221; (&#8220;My paper house&#8221;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_12.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5726\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_13<\/strong><br \/>\nSusana Guerrero: &#8220;&#8221;Siempre hay una lengua que te escucha, siempre hay una lengua que te calla&#8221;&#8221; (&#8220;There is always a tongue that listens to you, there is always a tongue that shuts you up&#8221;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_13.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5729\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_14<\/strong><br \/>\nSusana Guerrero: &#8220;&#8221;Siempre hay una lengua que te escucha, siempre hay una lengua que te calla&#8221;&#8221; (&#8220;There is always a tongue that listens to you, there is always a tongue that shuts you up&#8221;):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_14.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5732\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_15<\/strong><br \/>\nAt the office, one day Eri was wearing a very yellow dress which I thought would go well with the painting in Claire&#8217;s office. So we did a quick photo session:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_15.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5737\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_16<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_16.jpg\" alt=\"DSF5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_17<\/strong><br \/>\nOur wine club had its end-of-season dinner at a local restaurant Finca Santa Luzia:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_17.jpg\" alt=\"R007820\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_18<\/strong><br \/>\nA couple of my table companions, Sophio from Georgia and Anna from Sweden:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_18.jpg\" alt=\"R007818\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_19<\/strong><br \/>\nOn Saturday morning, I cycled to Santa Pola. The beach season is in full swing, and I stopped for a break to enjoy the sights:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_19.jpg\" alt=\"1030353\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_20<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_20.jpg\" alt=\"1030352\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>26_21<\/strong><br \/>\nOn my way home, I stopped for a Coke on the Urbanova beach. It was early afternoon by then, and everyone was looking for shade:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2023\/26_21.jpg\" alt=\"1030356\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of this week&#8217;s photos are from an exhibition of work by women artists held at Espacio S\u00c3\u00a9neca, site of the old bus station which has been converted into an exhibition space. 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