It is 2024 marks the 90th anniversary of the October Revolution 34. The exhibition focuses on Valencia during that turbulent year., captured by Luis Vidal Corella through his lens. The October Revolution occurred mainly in Asturias and Catalonia. These events were echoed in the city of Valencia with seven days of strike, that led the Government to declare a state of war. Photographer Luis Vidal Corella captured the social tension of the moment. Workers expressed their discontent with work stoppages, demonstrations and pickets. Luis Vidal reflects the social tension of the moment, captured with a Zeiss Ernemann glass plate and wooden frame. His images convey the reality that is being experienced on the street.
Luis Vidal Corella (Valencia, 1900-1959) He was part of the second generation of a saga of photographers. He was a press photojournalist and witness of Valencian reality for decades.. He learned the trade from his father, Martin Vidal Romero, and to the 14 I had already hung the camera for years. Worked for him Valencia Newspaper, which would later become The Valencian Mercantile. He was a collaborator of the EFE Agency, ABC, The Ring o The vanguard and sports newspapers such as Brand and Sports World.
The exhibition is divided into six thematic blocks.. The first, dedicated to Luis Vidal Corella, brings us closer to the figure of the photographer, his work and the social tension of the moment. His photographs become the memory of the events, in the historical documentation that must be deciphered. Everyday photojournalist, professional without an ideological connection with the workers' struggle, It was also during the days of October 34 revolution photographer. In the rest of the blocks, Luis Vidal's photographs guide a journey from the background that led to the strike., the political situation, the political class, the altercations around the city, the deployment of the Civil Guard, cavalry forces and other army units throughout the city.
