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In this series of photographs in Las Fotos de los Lectores de La Vanguardia we can discover Zaragoza from minimalism, with some snapshots in which what counts are the details and perspectives.

Minimalism is the tendency to reduce to the essentials (the useful and beautifying without over-decorating), to strip away excess elements.

In these images, some branches, a flying bird, part of a sculpture, some clouds or the lights are what reveal to us the scenes of the Aragonese capital.

The great (and well-known) monuments are not the protagonists, but what sometimes goes unnoticed on a daily level, but not in the vision of the photographer who captures these photographs.

Minimalism emerged in the United States in the early 1960s, continuing the American geometric tradition.

It was a response (and reaction) to the abusive predominance of realist trends and pop art in museums and among collectors.

The English term “minimal” (equivalent to the Spanish “minimal”) was first used by the British philosopher Richard Wollheim in 1965 to refer to Ad Reinhardt’s paintings and other objects in the style of Marcel Duchamp’s readymades.

This other, more minimalist photographic vision of Zaragoza takes us to the banks of the Ebro, Huerva and Gállego rivers and the Imperial Canal of Aragón. Not surprisingly, its privileged geographical location makes it an important logistics and communications hub.

The origin of the city dates back to Salduie, which was the name of the Iberian city of Sedetan located on the site of present-day Zaragoza from the second half of the 3rd century BC. C. Its current name comes from the old Roman place-name, Caesaraugusta, which it received in honor of Emperor César Augusto in 14 BC. c.

Among its historical heritage, the Cathedral-Basilica of Nuestra Señora de El Pilar, the Cathedral of El Salvador (La Seo) and the Aljafería Palace stand out. But, in these photographs, the towers, roofs and bell towers of its monuments are blurred, as if in the background, giving prominence to other elements, such as some delicate branches or, why not, the sky. It is a Zaragoza of details, minimalist.