Tags: Literature, Photography
By KC Santos
MANILA CITY, METRO MANILA – A photo in itself says a lot, but this exhibit proves just how powerful an image can get when accompanied with the right words.
The exhibit is also a tribute to Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (1910 to1999), one of Spain’s major literary figures of 20th century.
“Los Mundos de Gonzalo Torrente (The Worlds of Gonzalo Torrente)” presents a snapshot of the renowned Spanish writer and highlights a selection of photographs documenting Ballester’s life and his unique way of using photography as a work tool for his creative process.
The exhibition looks at the life of the writer through a selection of photographs from his life and the places he called home, his personal belongings, as well as various documents and editions of his books.
Opening last week the Instituto Cervantes exhibit includes a round table discussion entitled “The World in a Novel” featuring Spanish scholar Carmen Becerra, Ballester’s son Alvaro and Filipino writer and publisher Ramon Sunico.
The lectures, on the other hand, provided insights and perspective on the late Spanish writer who is one of the most prominent figures of Hispanic culture. Becerra and Alvaro’s approach involved highlighting the contents of Ballester’s novels and works as well as relating these to the historical and cultural background in which he lived.
Well known as a novelist, Ballester was born in Galicia, Spain and received his first education there, subsequently attending the universities of Santiago de Compostela and Oviedo.
Following several problems with Spanish government censors under Franco and disappointment by the indifferent reception of his novel Don Juan (1963), he decided to leave his country and accepted a post at the University at Albany in 1966 and remained there until 1973 as the university’s first distinguished professor.
Two years later, the Galician novelist was elected member of the Spanish Royal Academy. In 1985, Ballester was the first Spanish novelist to receive the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the highest Spanish literary prize.
The participating Spanish and Filipino writers will be highlighting the changing trends in literature, fictional writing and their personal works in this interactive exhibit and forum so might as well take advantage of this free event and take home newer insights about discipline straight from the literary artists themselves.
For more information, please call 5261482 or visit http://manila.cervantes.es Instituto Cervantes de Manila is at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila.
(Photo courtesy of Instituto Cervantes)
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