Photographic «Itinerari d'una memòria enfrontada»

Abstract

Itinerari d’una memòria enfrontada (Itinerary of a confronted memory) is a photographic tour of the main signs that during nine months (April - December 1938) happened on the front line in Catalonia that followed the Noguera Pallaresa, Segre and Ebro rivers. Our intention is not to explain the War Spanish Civil War but rather showing how the conflict affected the local landscapes due to the appearance of trenches, casemates, and all types of war vestiges.

The intention, based on photography, is to awaken the viewer's interest in everything that involves the Civil War through specific events and spaces. Knowing the territory is the preamble to respecting and loving it, and the previous and necessary step for its subsequent recovery, conservation, and restoration of our historical and cultural heritage. The remains of the lines of fortifications built by the two armies in the war, which today are documented and attempted to be recovered for our collective memory, are a record of barbarism that impacts more than any discourse. Despite the destructive passage of time, the proximity of the camera and the memory of the witnesses show that it is never too late to know and to preserve.