Gambo Street, an open-air museum with 'Génesis,' by Sebastião Salgado

From today until July 18, you can see the exhibition 'Génesis' by the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, in Calle Gambo in Benidorm. A sample framed within the program 'Art to carrer' of the Banking Foundation 'La Caixa', made in collaboration with the Department of Culture of the City of Benidorm.

Gambo Street thus becomes an open-air museum in which the work carried out by Sebastião Salgado between 2004 and 2012 is exhibited, photographing 32 still virgin areas of the planet Earth. From Antarctica to Alaska, from Siberia to Ecuador, and all this summarized in the 38 unique black and white photographs that can be seen today in this central street of Benidorm.

The inauguration of the exhibition was attended by the acting mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez, accompanied at all times by the mayor of Culture -also in office-, Ana Pellicer; the representative of the work of Sebastião Salgado in Spain, Miguel González; and the director of the business area of ​​CaixaBanc in Benidorm, Tomasa Rives, among others.

Toni Pérez has been "very satisfied and grateful" to the Banking Foundation 'La Caixa' for "having allowed us to take the art to the street" thanks to this "magnificent exhibition". A sample that "not only will allow to see art, culture, photography" -he has specified- but also "reflect" because, beyond Salgado's talent or technique, this "reflection, critical look". In this regard, the mayor has said that "you can not understand environmental awareness without sustainability, without energy awareness."

For his part, Miguel González clarified that the sites photographed by Salgado "represent 46% of the surface of the Earth", and what the author wants to instill in the public is the need "to preserve it so that in the future we can continue to see in the same way that he has been able to photograph her. " González has recognized progress in this regard since the beginning of the project in 2004. The fight against climate change -has emphasized- "is beginning to be a reality. Thank God, politicians are also starting to worry about climate change and it's already on the political agenda. "

Finally, Tomasa Rives thanked the City Council for its collaboration in "this cultural exhibition that is a gift for us, for visitors and for residents". Rives has also made clear the willingness of the entity he represents to continue collaborating with the city "from Culture, Social Welfare and from any point we can".