Folk Pride · Part III: Colour and movement
In the previous chapter, we looked at the people within "Folk Pride", the personal project that Txema Yeste has been developing for many years, and at the settings in which he photographs them. Today we move closer to the clothing itself: its colours, its textures and the way it moves when it is worn.
At close range, the craftsmanship comes forward: flowers embroidered down a stocking, lace and gold thread across a shawl, ornaments set into the hair. Hands hold a fan or gather a sleeve, and veils of black lace, white cloth and fine tulle partly conceal the faces beneath them.
Then the clothing begins to move. A skirt turns, its pattern softens and its colours spread. Movement is part of Yeste’s photographic language, and here it shows regional dress as something worn and alive, not only preserved.
Tomorrow, "Folk Pride" concludes with a fourth chapter, devoted to the objects, instruments and rooms around the clothes.
The gallery is open, as always, by appointment.
