España oculta 50 years later

This summer, the Juan March Foundation in Palma presents España Oculta, a must-see exhibition by Cristina García Rodero, one of the leading figures in contemporary photography and a key artist for SELTZ, as she inaugurated our gallery last April 24.
The exhibition brings together the photographs the artist took between 1973 and 1989, the result of a long journey through the towns of Spain thanks to an artistic creation grant awarded by the Juan March Foundation itself. That journey was the origin of España Oculta (1989), a book that changed the history of photography in our country and captured, with immense humanity, the visual memory of a disappearing Spain.

Traveling Exhibition

50 years later, this exhibition travels through various Spanish cities in a journey that is as meaningful as it is necessary:
— Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid)
— Centro Cultural La Malagueta (Málaga Provincial Council)
— Museo de Arte Abstracto Español (Cuenca)
— Juan March Foundation (Palma) — current venue
— And soon, at IVAM Centre Julio González (Valencia)

Visual Legacy of Spanish Culture

The work of Cristina García Rodero goes beyond mere anthropological documentation; her photographs capture the essence of a deep and authentic Spain, showcasing the richness and diversity of its popular traditions. Her sensitive and committed gaze reveals the humanity of her subjects, immortalizing moments of fervor, joy, sorrow, and devotion.
The exhibition is also a tribute to a body of work built through a unique perspective. Over five decades, the photographer — recipient of the National Photography Prize and the first Spaniard to join the Magnum agency — has managed to capture the invisible: the intimate, the sacred, the collective.
The reissue of España Oculta and the associated exhibitions have allowed new generations to discover and appreciate this visual legacy, which remains essential to understanding Spanish cultural identity.