Xàbia will host the inauguration of two in September 2026 nuevas exhibitions which promise to enrich the cultural offerings of the Marina Alta region. Photographer Manu Alarcón will present mediterrània en Ca Lambert, and Anja Krakowski will exhibit What resonates from below in the Casa del CableBoth artistic proposals offer a profound reflection on the environment, the society and the technological legacy.
Manu Alarcón's perspective on the Mediterranean at Ca Lambert
The Ca Lambert space in Xàbia will inaugurate the Friday September 11at 19:30h, The exhibition mediterrània by photographer Manu Alarcón. This exhibition invites viewers to contemplate the Mediterranean Sea beyond its scenic beauty, transforming it into a stage for human relationships, solitude, and crowds. The exhibition will be open to the public until Sunday October 11.
Alarcón, whose work stems from a personal vision of a territory that forms part of the collective memory, focuses on the apparent contradiction of solitude in a crowd and the crowd as a form of solitude. His images capture gestures, attitudes, and moments of people on beaches and in other environments. leisureoffering a reflection on the individual and contemporary society. The exhibition also addresses the pressure of , the transformation of the landscape and the progressive massification of the coastline, where natural and built space, silence and bustle coexist.
According to Alarcón, "It is the sea between lands that forgets that it is land between seas," a poetic reflection that encapsulates his vision of the Mediterranean as a physical, emotional, and symbolic space, where the sea acts as a witness and mirror of the transformations of the territory and human behaviors.
Manu Alarcón
Manu Alarcón Bisbal, born in L'Alcúdia (Valencia), studied photography at the Escola Superior d'Art i Disseny de València. Her career has been characterized by conceptual and documentary photography, focused on human behavior and the spaces where it unfolds. Among her accolades are the III Roberto Villagraz International Photography Grant from EFTI Madrid for the project Store, as well as the first prize Alcoi-Imatge 2007 best portfolio for the report fibersHis work has been exhibited in spaces such as the IVAM in Valencia and the Antonio Saura Foundation in Conca.
Anja Krakowski explores memory and technology at the Cable House
The Cable House in Xàbia will be the setting for What resonates from below, a project by Anja Krakowski that will be inaugurated on 12 September 2026 at 20:00hThe exhibition has been conceived based on the original function (history) of the building itself as a space linked to the transmission of messages and the history of the telecommunications.
Krakowski's proposal connects the history of telecommunications with the memory of trades, technological transformation, and the material and ecological consequences of progress. The artist uses Morse code as a primary formal resource, translating the names of professions, materials, tools, and knowledge that have disappeared or are disappearing into a visual and sculptural language.
Krakowski's project is part of a line of research on manual processes and craftsinviting critical reflection on technological transformations. A prime example is gutta-percha, a natural rubber used as insulation in early submarine telegraph cables, whose exploitation in the nineteenth century This generated intense pressure on Southeast Asian forests. The exhibition poses the central question: "When a technology solves one problem, where does the next one appear?"
The submarine cable serves as a unifying thread and metaphor throughout the exhibition, directing the viewer's gaze toward the hidden ecosystems and resources that sustain communication networks. References to extractivism and ecosystems under pressure, such as the salsola soda and posidonia seagrass, are incorporated. The exhibition includes a video provided by the OBESMAR Foundation and features the work of artisans like Alberto Cardona and glass artist Sara Sorribes. The molds and tools were loaned by the former March workshop.
The production of Anja Krakowski's exhibition has been made possible thanks to the grant awarded in the public call for proposals. Drive Culture of the Salom Sabar Foundation.
