Emancipacions. Col·lecció Foto Colectania

A new reading of the Foto Colectania Collection, curated by Florian Ebner, head of the Photography Department at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

The exhibition explores the role of photography in the transformation of society and the development of the photographic medium itself. Curator Florian Ebner proposes a route structured in chronothematic chapters that place Spanish photography in relation to the narratives of European modernity. The show addresses two parallel processes of emancipation: the evolution of Spanish society after the Second World War and the change in photographic practice, which moves from an informative function to the creation of large-format images of a contemplative character.

The display plays a relevant conceptual role by combining the vertical hanging of images on the walls with the horizontal placement of works and documents on tables. Visitors view exhibition prints alongside ephemeral materials such as press copies, albums, working material and fanzines. This exhibition at the Fundació Privada Foto Colectania, a space located in Barcelona, invites the public to reflect on the diverse formats and supports that the photographic medium adopts and on how these influence its meaning.