Nico Almanza's 'Mejor sería' at Alveare Culturale Studio Explores Daily Life in Bolivia

Fatti principali

• The exhibition 'Mejor sería' by Nico Almanza opened on October 7 and is open to the public until October 18 at Alveare Culturale Studio.
• The project collects nearly ten years of street photography made in Bolivia, covering diverse territories from the Andes to tropical regions.
• The title 'Mejor sería' has a linguistic ambiguity, meaning 'it would be better' or 'it could be better,' and also referencing the 'better' that exists in daily life.
• A significant part of the photographs focuses on informal labor and commerce, including stalls, carts, street vendors, and small workshops.
• Images of the markets of Cochabamba and Sacaba depict these spaces as vital organisms with their own visual and social identity.
• The exhibition follows traditions such as religious celebrations, the Oruro Carnival, the Tinku, and festivals in the Cochabamba valley.
• The museographic layout divides color and black-and-white photographs and is organized thematically from work and markets to landscapes, traditions, and peripheries.
• The route moves between cities and rural areas, showing homes, cultivated fields, and transport linking valleys to urban markets.