Getxophoto International Image Festival 2024

Getxophoto International Image Festival will take place from June 6th to June 30th, with a theme that revolves around the broad concept of Play.
For the second consecutive year, Bilbao-based curator María Ptqk will be directing the artistic program.
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In the words of the curator:

There is nothing more serious
than playing. During childhood, play is synonymous with
freedom, a fantasy world beyond the power of adults where
everything is possible and reality is suspended. A world
without laws. But it is also by playing that we learn to respect
the rules; those imposed from outside because that’s the
way you play this game, or those that we invent because you
can also play the game this way. We learn the basic rules
of coexistence, how to play on a team or play alone, to lose
or win, to obey others or negotiate with them. It is the great
testing ground in which we rehearse what is to come.

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In this manner, 22 artists from countries such as Switzerland,
Japan, Germany, China, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, the
United States, Poland or Russia will showcase their
work in exhibitions and installations, mostly outdoors,
across three main areas of the city: the center of Algorta,
the beach promenade of Ereaga, and Romo–Las Arenas.
Among the selected spaces, it’s worth noting the Market
as it will become one of the focal points of the Festival,
hosting the Information Point, as well as a couple of
exhibitions. The Algortean Casino, a meeting and leisure
place for locals, will be transformed by the American
artist and editor Jason Fulford. Punta Begoña Galleries
will also be a significant venue for the Festival, as in
addition to hosting two central exhibitions, several
activities will take place there. For the second
consecutive year, one of the exhibitions will be
presented in the Ereaga elevator, this time by the
internationally renowned artist Masahisa Fukase.
This installation can be enjoyed from inside the
elevator during its ascent and descent journeys.”

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