With a catalog comprising 15,000 paper photos and 70,000 digitized images, Vizcaíno has dedicated thirty years of his free time to compiling this valuable visual record. His collection is considered the largest dedicated exclusively to the Fogueres.
Vizcaíno explains that the Fogueres have undergone a significant evolution since their inception. "The 'fogueres' at the beginning are very simple, made with basic frames, as painters started creating them. In the thirties, a type of 'foguera' with Art Deco influence began to emerge, and by the eighties, they achieved plastic maturity," he comments.
The archive of over 80,000 images offers a visual journey through almost all the monuments erected, from the earliest to the most recent, highlighting the aesthetic and structural changes of the Fogueres over time.
His goal is to complete the catalog with the 5,040 'fogueres' erected since 1928. While acknowledging it will be a challenging task, Vizcaíno states that he currently needs to locate 521 more, representing approximately 10% of the total.
In the future, Juan Carlos Vizcaíno plans to donate his extensive collection to the municipal and provincial archives of Alicante, thereby ensuring its preservation and accessibility for future generations.
