By Natascha Rivera

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A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition is currently underway and taking Almoradi by storm, making visitors reflect on our relationship with food, the importance of culinary tradition, and the cultural norms that revolve around our gastronomic traditions and habits. “Gaster-Nomos,” created by local talent Carmen Armengol, is a collection of photography that fuses contemporary styles with still life images, focused on food.

Officially premiering at the tail end of last month, the exhibition is a thought-provoking exploration into agricultural labour, food preservation, tradition, nostalgia, culture, and the history of local gastronomy. Touching on the subjects of gratitude, fertility, and community, the showcase immortalises how deeply ingrained and entwined food is with our everyday life and culture, affecting every aspect of life.

The exhibition also showcases Almoradi specifically, showing off local aesthetics and its strong and personality-filled heritage while integrating delicate and beautiful artistic sensibility. According to Armengol, the showcase is meant to demonstrate the strong ties Almoradi citizens have to their predecessors and the deep importance of culinary tradition that follows Almoradi even in the modern age.

Inaugurated on September 27, the exhibition will be available to view in the Exhibition Hall of the Almoradi Town Council until October 24. The entrance to see the works will be free of charge, so photography, art, and history buffs are more than welcome to stop by and admire these masterful photographs.

The exhibition will also be shown at the famed culinary event, the largest in the whole of the Costa, Alicante Gastronómica, a blowout convention that receives thousands of yearly visitors and seeks to mark the Costa Blanca as a nationwide hub of gastronomy and culture.