CosmoCaixa explores the meaning of colour in the world through an exhibition of National Geographic photographs

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CosmoCaixa explores the meaning of colour in the world through an exhibition of National Geographic photographs

Barcelona, 14 February 2023

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Until April 10, the CosmoCaixa Science Museum will host an exhibition of 70 photographs by renowned National Geographic photographers, images that capture the vast colour palette which shapes our world.

The show explores the importance of each colour and its connotations. In such a diverse place as planet Earth, colours do not have the same meaning in all regions. In India and Japan, red signifies purity, while in Africa it is the colour of mourning and in other countries it is associated with strength and power.

The photographs, by such practitioners as Joel Sartore, Steve McCurry, Lynn Johnson and Jodi Cobb, among others, capture the essence of landscapes, cultures and traditions around the world, from Papua New Guinea to India, from Italy to the Democratic Republic of Congo, from Chile to the United States.

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One of the photographs featuring the color lilac in the exhibition.

Aspect of the room dedicated to the color red in the exhibition Colors of the world at the CosmoCaixa Science Museum.

Yellow is one of the brightest colors in the color palette.

Entrance to the green area overlooking Gaia, a monumental work by artist Luke Jerram.

National Geographic photographs show not only landscapes but cultures and traditions from around the world.

Blue color photographs show landscapes from Norway or Indonesia, among other places.

A visitor walks through space on blues, very predominant on our planet.

A visitor in one of the colorful corridors of the exhibition.

View of the hall over the warm orange color.

A translucent goby rests atop a giant clam in the ocean. Indonesia, Pacific ocean. © David Doubilet / National Geographic.

A frog rests on a yellowed leaf in Loango National Park. Loango National Park, Gabon. © Michael Nichols / National Geographic.

A bright yellow Plymouth is parked in front of a matching Lana’i City cottage. Most of the island’s 2,800 Lana’i City residents continue to live in pastel-painted, tin-roofed cottages that housed them when they worked on the island’s pineapple plantations. Lanai island, Hawaii, USA. © Jim Richardson/ National Geographic.

A green ling cod swims by a nineteen arm sunflower sea star.Whisky Point, Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada. © Paul Nicklen/ National Geographic.

Women wear hats to protect themselves from the sun as they collect clover for cattle. A Hadhrami fortified compound can be seen in the background. Wai Hadhramaut, Republic of Yemen. © Steve McCurry / National Geographic.

A sailor climbs the rigging of a ship at sunset. Buenos Aires, Argentina. © Bruce Dale / National Geographic.

Steam rising from the thermal springs of Yellowstone. The water from Mammoth Hot Spring eventually flows into the Yellow River, The surrounding trees have died due to the thermal waters as they kill the root system. Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. © Annie Griffiths / National Geographic.

A white coat harp seal rests on ice under a twilight sky. Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. © Brian J. Skerry / National Geographic.

Two clownfish at Tubbataha huddle in their host anemone. Tubbataha, Philippine Islands. © Jennifer Hayes / National Geographic.

Artisanal fishermen sell products like octopus, squid and cuttlefish. Tanga, Tanzania. © Randy Olson / National Geographic.

A Tuareg member of the salt camel caravan leads his camel through the desert. Near Fachi, Niger. © James L. Stanfield / National Geographic.

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