Secrets Of The Serra Gelada Mine Revealed Through 54 Photographs

Since Friday 12 July, nan Espai d’Art La Casilla has been hosting a caller accumulation focusing connected 1 of nan least-known corners of nan Serra Gelada Natural Park: nan erstwhile ochre excavation successful nan cove of Ti Ximo. Entitled The ochre labyrinth, nan accumulation by Benidorm-based photographer Jaume Fuster presents 54 images that unveil immoderate of nan secrets and quality traces hidden wrong this disused mine, which remained successful cognition until astatine slightest 1973.

The accumulation was officially opened connected Friday 12 July by nan Mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez; nan councillor for Historical and Cultural Heritage, Ana Pellicer; and nan writer himself, who was awarded nan Distinció Cultural Ciutat de Benidorm successful October 2023 successful nickname of his efforts to beforehand and disseminate Benidorm’s civilization and practice – peculiarly done his activity connected nan Serra Gelada.

The arena attracted a ample assemblage astatine La Casilla, including respective members of nan section council; different recipients of nan Ciutat de Benidorm distinction; descendants of nan past miners to person worked successful nan excavation – Enrique Orts Orts, Paquita Orts Devesa and nan family of nan precocious Antonio García Picó, known arsenic ‘Charly’; nan University of Valencia professor and speleologist Alberto Sendra; arsenic good arsenic nan artist’s ain family and friends.

Both Toni Pérez and Ana Pellicer congratulated nan creator and expressed their appreciation for his investigation and outreach activity connected nan Serra Gelada.

Serra Gelada and Penyes

This activity has taken style successful various photographic exhibitions and nan elaborate Map of nan Serra Gelada and Penyes de l’Albir, a task which includes astir 220 place-name references from some nan terrestrial and marine sections of nan earthy park. The politician described it arsenic “a tremendously valuable publication to history and to early generations”.

Fuster’s work, carried retired complete a play of 4 years, takes viewers heavy wrong nan ochre excavation of Ti Ximo cove, located astatine nan confederate extremity of nan Serra Gelada. Through its 54 photographs, nan accumulation invites visitors to research nan astir hidden galleries and caves, nan instrumentality marks connected nan rocks, and nan remnants of nan aged cart tracks utilized by miners. Alongside these historical elements, nan images besides carnivore witnesser to nan marks near by modern tourism – formation buckets and spades, promotional flyers, nutrient packaging, and moreover fluorescent dinosaurs.

The ochre labyrinth will beryllium unfastened to nan nationalist until 23 November astatine nan Espai d’Art La Casilla, located astatine 25 Emilio Ortuño Street. The accumulation tin beryllium visited from Thursday to Sunday, betwixt 6.00 p.m. and 10.00 pm.

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