© Richard Page
Expositions du 14/1/2017 au 25/2/2017 Terminé
Francesca Maffeo Gallery No 284 Leigh Road SS9 1BW Leigh on Sea Royaume-Uni
Francesco Maffeo Gallery France
Press Release - Francesco Maffeo Gallery is delighted to present 'The Dialogue of the Dogs' by Richard Page, opening on 13th January 2017. This new body of work is a documentary project that depicts the cultural, political and economic landscape of central Spain today.Francesca Maffeo Gallery No 284 Leigh Road SS9 1BW Leigh on Sea Royaume-Uni
Francesco Maffeo Gallery France
'The Dialogue of the Dogs' takes its title from the Cervantes novel of the same name, in which we imagine two dogs given the gift of speech for one night. In Cervantes' story, the two dogs tell of the cruelty of their masters and corruption of humanity.
© Richard Page
Starting at the final resting places of Cervantes and Velázquez in Madrid, the photographs depict poignant locations relevant to Spain today, such as; unoccupied newly built towns; the deserted airport of Ciudad Real; the former site of Expo '92 in Seville; and the imposing Valle de los Caidos. Throughout, there is a sense of a history that always murmurs beneath the surface; images allude to wealth, failure, loss, fallibility and misperception.
© Richard Page