'The Naked City', Photomontages of the Past, Present, and Future of Alicante at Espacio Séneca

The architect and photographer Francisco Javier Menéndez presents at Espacio Séneca a selection of photographs and photomontages of the past, present, and future of Alicante, available for viewing until November 3rd. The Councilor for Culture, Nayma Beldjilali, visited the exhibition with the author, who explained the digital techniques used to create the montages that review the past, present, and future of the city from an architectural and social perspective.

The exhibition is supported by the Provincial Council. Menéndez showcases his vision of the city of Alicante using both photography and photomontage, along with digital techniques. In this way, the past, present, and future of the city are unveiled through images constructed with various social elements, formal architectural elements, and historical, industrial, and recyclable elements. All of this is conceived with a contemporary and innovative language that takes the viewer beyond the usual representation of urban reality.

This method of visual analysis has allowed for the simultaneous presentation of different city spaces, endowing them with artistic and aesthetic meanings in each of the works displayed in 'The Naked City'.