Clara Richard, an amateur photographer dividing her time between the French Alps, London, and Valencia, draws inspiration from Henry David Thoreau's wisdom: «It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.» Through her lens, Clara unveils the hidden narratives within the ordinary, blending nature, architecture, biology, and urban landscapes with elements of science and imagination. Her project, Chispa – Nervous System of A City, chronicles her wanderings through Valencia's streets, tracing the electrical installations adorning its buildings. This visual narrative captures the network of wiring that connects the city's facades, transmitting signals and impulses that animate its urban fabric.

Chispa – Nervous System of A City invites viewers to peer into Valencia's vitality through Clara's eyes, revealing the dynamic interplay between its architecture and technological infrastructure. Each photograph illuminates the unseen mechanisms that breathe life into the city, offering a fresh perspective on its resilience and interconnectedness. In Clara's photographs, Valencia's electrical grid becomes a metaphor for the pulsating energy that fuels its streets, transforming ordinary scenes into extraordinary tales of urban dynamism.

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1–10 Clara Richard, Chispa – Nervous System of A City, Valencia, Spain, 2022–2023.