The most universal human feeling: Maternity
August 14, 2008
Caixa Forum holds, as part of the program of International Cooperation, until the 10th October, the photography exhibition “Maternitats” (Maternity). Sixteen shots made by the Catalonian journalist Bru Rovira. The editor in Chief of “La Vanguardia” and Ortega Gasset 2004 awarded has toured half the world accompanied by his best friend; his camera. And with a very clear purpose; look for the most touching images of motherhood.
It all started in Africa. In the middle of a refugee camp in Kuito, Angola. Where hunger and Civil War was the everyday´s view, the photographer discovered a mother playing with her baby. At that moment, Bru Rovira was moved by the sweet gesture that became a sparkle in the middle of that barbarity.
That was the first image. “The mother, not older than 15, played with her child, eating him with kisses, away from the human drama around her”, remembers Bru Rovira.
From then on, he tried to capture that universal feeling which id maternity in every corner of the world. From Guatemala to India, from Rwanda to Serbia, from Chad to Barcelona. The photographer has captured the relationship between mother and son in conflicted areas or in desperate situations. Behind every snapshot there is a hidden story of pain, suffering and fear. But the most important thing, something they all have in common, is mother´s love.
The show is accompanied by some other pieces made by children and youths from different schools where Bru Rovira has been to.
After displaying in several centres and institutions, now “Maternitats” can be enjoyed at the Caixa Forum in Barcelona.
By Marina Toledo
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