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A tribute to the mining legacy
Composed of 40 black and white images, The Black March is a photographic installation documenting the 2012 mining march, the third and last in the history of the sector in Spain. The protest began with some 200 mining workers from Mieres in Asturias, Villablino and Bembibre in Leon, and Andorra in Teruel. The different groups walked to Madrid, culminating in the massive demonstration on July 11 in the capital, thanks to the way in which the message of resistance, solidarity and belonging to the mining industry spread throughout society.
David Trullo's photographs portray the protagonists of the march, using a black background that isolates the subjects and gives them a timelessness that evokes classic friezes of historical celebration. The exhibition links the collective memories of mining communities with contemporary narratives, inviting reflection on social justice, labor dignity, and economic transformations in industrial regions.
In the words of David Trullo, La marcha negra explores the tension between the individual portrait and the mining legacy of this act of resistance, as an event worthy of memory and reflection in the present. The message of dignity and workers' struggle of the black march exceeded the most optimistic forecasts: Madrid was a before and after this mining march.
Parallel activities
On February 7 at 6:00 p.m., on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition La marcha negra, there will be a filandón with the presence of the artist David Trullo and members of the mining community of the region.
The artist David Trullo (Madrid, 1969) has had solo and group exhibitions in art galleries, museums and cultural centers in Europe and America since 1992 such as La Tabacalera, Madrid (2018), Tenerife Centro de las Artes, TEA (2016), La Bienal de Fotografía de Córdoba (2015), CACT Ticino, Switzerland (2013) or Leslie Lohman Foundation, New York (2012), among others.
His work has been part of fairs, festivals and events such as ARCO, Estampa and PhotoEspaña in Madrid, Art Miami and The Armory Show in the U.S. He has received awards such as the Ibiza Biennial and the Magrama for photography, and artist-in-residence grants at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin or the Karl Hofer Society and the Universität der Kunste, both in Berlin.
David Trullo's work explores images and contexts to generate readings on issues of identity, memory and iconography. With a critical approach, his recent solo exhibitions include 'Coined' (2016) at the Museo Lázaro Galdiano, 'Álbum de Salón y Alcoba' (2024) and 'Queer Cabinet' (2017) at the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, Madrid.
