The exhibition “Colours of the World”, at Caixaforum Palma

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La directora de CaixaForum Palma, Margarita Pérez-Villegas, y el asesor científico de la exposición, Rubén Duro. Foto: Fundació “la Caixa”.

The world in full colour

“Everything depends on the colour of the lens through which it is seen,” wrote Ramón de Campoamor. A slight variation in light can alter both the perception and the meaning of a colour. These tones have also acquired different connotations depending on the cultural context, becoming symbols of power, spirituality, life or transformation.

The exhibition “Colours of the World”, which can be visited at CaixaForum Palma until 12 October, brings together a selection of 63 photographs from National Geographic that capture this rich chromatic diversity of the planet in all its splendour. Through them, the visitor journeys across diverse landscapes, scenes of everyday life and traditions from different parts of the world, from Papua New Guinea to India, via Italy, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chile and the United States.

Signed by renowned photographers such as Steve McCurry, Joel Sartore, Michael Nichols, Lynn Johnson, Jodi Cobb, Paul Nicklen, Frans Lanting and Lynsey Addario, the images show how colour defines atmospheres and shapes the way we see. From a seal on the ice beneath a twilight sky to a goby on the seabed or an autumn forest in Acadia National Park, Maine, the exhibition reveals a world understood as a vast mosaic of nuances.

The exhibition opens with a spectacular installation by the British artist Luke Jerram, a large globe created from NASA imagery that allows visitors to observe the planet from the outside. From there, the exhibition is organised into seven sections devoted to the fundamental colours — yellow, orange, red, blue, violet, green and white — exploring their qualities, symbolism and presence in different contexts over time.

“Colours of the World” is complemented by family workshops, screenings and guided tours that enrich the experience and offer new ways of approaching the role of colour in nature, culture and, ultimately, our lives.