Colita, Seen by Ventura Pons

You may already have visited the DHub to see the photographs featured in Antifémina, a photography book published in 1977 and created jointly by Colita and Maria Aurèlia Capmany. It was intended to be the first openly feminist photobook of Spain’s Transition period. Considered too scandalous at the time, it was withdrawn from bookshops, later republished and has now been transformed into an exhibition that documents the feminist outlook of the country not so long ago.

The exhibition bears witness to the work of two women—both intellectuals, both courageous, both with a strong feminist background. Would you like to know more about Colita after visiting the exhibition? Then come to the DHub on 13 January for a public screening, conceived as a complement to the show, of a film shot in 2015 by a filmmaker who was also a major figure in his field and who passed away not long ago: Ventura Pons.

In Cola, Colita, Colasa, Pons presents a documentary in which the photographer invites a group of friends—women with whom she has shared decades of friendship—to the garden of her home in La Bordeta, in the Sants district.

Among them are journalist Maruja Torres, the late Rosa Maria Sardà, Teresa Gimpera and Núria Feliu. All of them shared experiences and memories with Colita, especially during the most difficult years: the intense period at the end of Francoism.

Come to the screening and stay afterwards for the round-table discussion, moderated by Francesc Polop, director of the Colita Photography Archive. The panel will bring together journalists and thinkers who knew Colita personally, including journalists Núria Ribó and Anabel Campo, and art historian and critic Victoria Combalía.

If you don’t want to miss Cola, Colita, Colasa, come to the DHub—but before attending, check the website for full details about the screening and make a reservation.