The exhibition, which is now open to the public until January 10, includes works on the rural world of O Courel, the Prestige oil spill, the Atlantic landscape, the masks of the Entroido, portraits, horses, and travels through the Caribbean.
The mayor highlighted the importance of recognizing the trajectory of a creator who dedicated decades to documenting Galician reality. "This exhibition constitutes a well-deserved recognition of a life dedicated to the attentive observation of the world, but also an opportunity for new generations to discover a body of work that is already part of the Galician cultural heritage," stated Inés Rey.
The exhibition covers representative projects such as 'Atlántico en la mirada. Finisterraes', 'Queimados', 'Onde só queda alguén para aguantar dos nomes. Os últimos labregos', 'Marea Negra. Nunca Máis', 'Quisqueya', 'Os cabalos do vento', 'Entroido. As máscaras da montaña', 'Retratos', and 'Post Ictus'.
Federico García-Cabezón, born in A Coruña in 1951, studied Medicine and Photography in Santiago de Compostela and developed a significant part of his professional career as a rural doctor in O Courel. He has regularly exhibited his work since the mid-eighties in Galicia, Spain, and Portugal.
Throughout his career, he has received several awards, including the special Hoffman photography prize and the second prize in the Luis Valtueña competition. He has also participated in publications and editorial projects with figures from Galician culture such as Uxío Novoneyra.
The exhibition includes texts by cultural personalities such as Yolanda Castaño, Xoel López, Javier Becerra, Diana Aitchison, David Ferreras, and Tim Behrens.
