Cristina García Rodero's Anthropological Photography at Istituto Cervantes Roma
The Istituto Cervantes in Rome is hosting an exhibition of works by Spanish photographer Cristina García Rodero (born 1949 in Puertollano). Her anthropological photography synthesizes popular culture from southern Spain, where Muslim and Christian religions coexisted for centuries, merging myths and rituals. The images capture faces, bodies, and ritual actions, revealing an iconographic grammar that characterizes her socio-anthropological research. The exhibition draws on biographical memories, referencing Annabella Rossi's 1969 book "La festa dei poveri," which describes a fragile universe where cult provides answers to precarious daily life. García Rodero's work expresses the complexity of contemporary humans, from the cry of birth to funeral wakes in Georgia and Colombia.
Key facts
- Cristina García Rodero was born in Puertollano in 1949.
- The exhibition is at Istituto Cervantes in Rome.
- Her photography has an anthropological approach.
- It synthesizes popular culture from southern Spain.
- The work references Annabella Rossi's 1969 book 'La festa dei poveri'.
- Images include funeral wakes in Georgia and Colombia.
- The exhibition covers myths and rituals from Muslim and Christian coexistence.
- The research is described as socio-anthropological.
Entities
Artists
- Cristina García Rodero
- Annabella Rossi
Institutions
- Istituto Cervantes Roma
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Puertollano
- Spain
- Georgia
- Colombia