InCadaqués: the art of contemporary photography

Cadaqués becomes, for ten days, a temple of contemporary photography thanks to the InCadaqués International Photography Festival, which this year celebrates its eighth edition until October 13. With 28 exhibitions, 20 openings and the participation of 40 photographers from 19 countries, the festival turns the town into a global meeting point for artists and photography lovers, always with a touch of surrealism that recalls Dalí's legacy.

Among the most prominent names of this edition, Martin Parr , known for his satirical and visually attractive style, exhibits alongside Lee Shulman ('The Anonymous Project'). His show at the Casino de Cadaqués combines Parr's iconic images with anonymous photographs from the 20th century, creating diptychs that reveal everyday moments with an irresistible touch of humor. The retrospective dedicated to the German avant-garde photographer Ilse Bing at the Cadaqués Dos gallery is also essential, where you can see her revolutionary images from the Parisian and New York periods, full of perspective and audacity.

In terms of documentary photography, the work of South African Lee-Ann Olwage stands out with the project 'The Right to Play', which explores the obstacles faced by millions of girls around the world to access education. This exhibition not only highlights the visual beauty of his photographs, but also the social and political depth of his story. In addition, you will also be able to see the works of Oriol Maspons at the Cadaqués Museum, Esther Friedman at Brown Sugar, and Rima Samman at the Art i Joia Theatre, which presents old photographs of her family painted by hand, an attempt to turn nostalgia through intense colors.

'The Anonymous Project', Martin Parr

Berlin 1978, Esther Friedman

Within this range of exhibitions, we also find a project that draws directly from Dali's universe. Joan Fontcuberta and Laia Abril present 'Dalilaroids', a series of unpublished polaroids found in the archives of a family close to Dalí, which capture excursions around Cap de Creus. Through these images and new works inspired by Gala objects, the artists explore both the natural environment and the private life of the painter. According to Fontcuberta: "In the gallery we exhibit these unpublished Polaroids and at the same time these Polaroids are the starting point of the work we have done expressly with Dalí's last Polaroid camera: Laia has approached, in her feminist and postcolonial line, objects of the Gala that are exhibited at the Casa Museu and I wanted to take advantage of the rocks of Cap de Creus. It is true that Dalí was very touched. Egos aside, he had an overflowing creativity and many aspects of his work they seem very valuable."

Underwater exhibitions in the bay of Cadaqués, with artists such as Christopher Barraja and Philippine Schaefer , show their works under the waters of the Mediterranean, offering a different visual experience, fusing art and nature in an innovative way and at the same time bringing a new perspective to photography .

'Dalilaroid #01', 1974