El Barrio de Irala (The Irala Neighbourhood)


  • Photographer
    Katharina Fitz
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    2014
  • Technical Info
    56x70 cm

El Barrio Irala The photographic project "El Barrio Irala" explores the traces of the period of maximum splendor of industrial Bilbao, still visible through the settlements built for the workers. The neighborhood retains an English architectural style of the early twentieth century. The houses were built in a way that connects them all to one another, similar to the terraced style prevalent in urban areas of English cities. The houses are identical and connected as a symbol of the idea of a union of workers. Through time houses of the settlement have been personalized by highlighting them with different colors. Each of the photographs of the facades has been treated to isolate them from their environment and presented as images of individual homes. By separating each house, and placing them in front of a tranquil ocean, the series want to focus on the owner's freedom to express their individuality and personality inside a communitarian society.

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