Open city through vertical mobility. Santander Transversal by Manuel Alvarez Diestro

From the end of August and throughout this month, until September 25, the Centro Cívico Tabacalera de Santander presents "Santander transversal" an exhibition of shots made by Manuel Álvarez Diestro.

A story focused on vertical mobility in which the Santander photographer presents the image of the Cantabrian city from an unusual, even unusual and little-known perspective, far from the characteristic images of the coast, sun and beach.

"In it he portrays urban mobility interventions through escalators, ramps, elevators and funiculars in their relationship with the environment and presenting an image of the city far removed from the postcard we are used to seeing."

Santander Transversal by Manuel Alvarez Diestro

"From a personal level this expo is very significant because I have spent 3 decades traveling the world photographing mega cities and it is the first time that I have carried out a project about my hometown."

Manuel Álvarez Diestro (Santander, 1972) builds this unusual visual story through his particular gaze as a tribute to his hometown. A look at movement, connection and displacement in Santander that is also an introspective reflection on oneself.

Santander Transversal by Manuel Alvarez Diestro.

The exhibition with large-format images is curated by María A. Vidal López-Tormos, and is accompanied by an experimental filming made in recent months, "Mechanical Sea".

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Manuel Alvarez Diestro.

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Centro Civico Tabacalera. Pl. los Derechos Humanos, s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain.

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Until September 25, 2021.

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Maria Arantxa Vidal.

Manuel Álvarez Diestro

Manuel Álvarez Diestro. Born in Santander in 1972, he is a designer by vocation, although his professional life turned around to a marketing and communications company. He loves the creativity, innovation and the "Branding" of the big brands, which closely follows and is learning every day.

His passion rides between art and architecture and its way of expression is photography. He explores the city with his camera looking at urban landscapes to revitalize, through the image, the appreciation of cities, in their various developments. We can see these images in his latest works "New Cairo", "Pyramids," "Parabolic Facades", "Playgrounds of the World", "Souvenirs de Beyrouth", "Dystopic Songdo" and "Amphitheaters".