Exposición del Ninot 2017

We attended the “Exposicion del Ninot” display where you can vote for the best Fogueres of 2017.  What makes this so interesting, is that a miniature of each Foguere of the current year is created. They are put on display for people to view and cast a vote for their favorite one.

Entrance to the Exposicion del Ninot 2017

We went inside to view the fogueres and cast our vote. The room was very large and there were fogueres displayed throughout the entire room. Each foguere had an identification card with a number and the barrio it was from.

Foguere identification card
Fogueres on display along the entire walls of the large room

We began walking slowly through the room admiring the amazing art of the fogueres. Each one was unique and had great details. Some were whimsical and almost cartoon like.

whimsical foguere

Other fogueres had themes or represented strong messages.

One of the Foguere’s with a specific message.

The message is a quote from Oscar Wilde which states “They’ve promised that dreams can come true, but forgot to mention that nightmares are dreams, too.”  The image was very powerful and was very well done.

Foguere with strong message and image

One of the entries commemorates a prominent person involved in the fogueres in Alicante for years.

Foguere commemorating the life of a prominent Spanish person involved in the fogueres for years in Alicante
Homage to Antulio SanJuan Ribes

We walked through the first room amazed at all the great artwork of the fogueres.

Ray looking at the fogueres

After about a half an hour looking at the fogueres we came to another hallway and were shocked to find even more fogueres in the next room.

A second room full of fogueres.
Jim and Anne looking at Fogueres

In total there were 89 fogueres which made it very hard to cast our vote.  Below is a gallery of the fogueres, try to decide which one of them is the best.

“Adios y que tenga un grand dia”