The photograph of the girl burned by napalm in the Vietnam War or that of the boy Aylan Kurdi on a beach in Türkiye are two clear examples of the devastating power (it seems like a mobilizer, nowadays, not so much) of the images, Hence, the València Photon International Photojournalism Festival continues in its efforts to defend photography as an indispensable tool for social change.. As usual, The main courses are served in the form of an exhibition – eight in total – seasoned with the lectures of Javier Corso, Hanna Harzabek, Marta Soszynska and Alberto Rojas (MSF), Javier Zurita and Ofelia de Pablo, Andoni Ditch, and Miguel Lorenzo. The sample Killing the world (The Boat) reflects climate change, A turbulent world (OCCC) by Andoni Lubaki covers the five armed conflicts alive most important of the last decade, Photo evidence (The Llotgeta) shows the work of photographers committed to the pursuit of Human Rights, The Lametro room covers the newsworthy events of 2016 by the Valencian photojournalist Miguel Lorenzo, and the Railowsky bookstore assembles a retrospective of Francisco Moltó Esquembre, a purist who has not abandoned chemical photography and continues shooting film at almost eighty years old. S.M.
HEMISPHERIC: RECOMBINATION + THE NIGHTS
ARTS AND SCIENCES QUOTE. Professor López Piñero, 3 When the thermometer doesn't give up, the Hemisfèric becomes one of the best refuges in the city. It is
