Center del Carme Cultura Contemporània (CCCC) offers a strong commitment to photography, thanks to three separate exhibitions dedicated to the work of frontline professionals: Christina of Middel, Ricardo Cases And miguel trillo.
Director of the Consortium of Museums and CCCC, José Luis PerezPontsubmitted three proposals today: Cristina de Middel. et cetera!In the Carlos Pérez Room; Miguel Trillo. asian quarterin room 1 and Ricardo Cases. Parter’s ficus, In the presentation, Pérez Pont was accompanied by three artists and the curators of the samples. Available until 18 June. Three exhibitions are organized and produced by the Consortium.
“This is in 2023, from the CCCC We are committed to supporting Valencian artproduces exhibitions of great reference artists, Born or settled in Alicante, Valencia and Castellón. This is the case with Cristina de Middel and Ricardo Cases, who, together with Miguel Trillo from Cádiz, have formed a trio of top photographers who have a leading role in the Center del Carme program and provide us with their personal photos. visions of today’s world, youth, art and everyday life”Says José Luis Pérez Pont, director of the Consorci de Museus and Center del Carme.
Cristina de Middel: dismantling the traditional narrative
Alicante Christina of Middelheads the prestigious Magnum agency and National Photography Award in 2017shows in et cetera! personal speech Challenge the traditional rules of photography exhibitionit breaks the basic notions of uniqueness, order and expression with which artistic projects are often presented in art galleries.
In the first part of the exhibition that he curated Raphael Doctor, The images come together in a large mural that structures an enormous study cabinet, a wonderful work in which the whole and the individual are perfectly combined. As a counterpoint to all this deliberate redundancy, and in the final hall, the CCCC presents a new series of photographs by Cristina de Middel. Gentlemen’s Clubanalyzed by the artist female prostitution through clients in various parts of the world.
et cetera! It represents a new spin on the particular critical exercise de Middel started in 2017. too much (Fernando Fernán Gómez Room, Madrid) and ongoing in 2019 The construction of reality and other lies (CAF, Almeria) and in 2021, wasteful line (Las Cigarreras, Alicante).
“The challenge this presents fourth variation Accompanying this offer is the great pride I feel for being able to exhibit my work in a space like the Center del Carme, and the joy of returning to Valencia, where I studied and studied. Now this adventure, which starts naked in a huge room, is exciting.”says the artist.
Asian youth according to Miguel Trillo
Miguel Trillo’s project asian quarter It is presented in Valencia after its premiere in collaboration with the Las Cigarreras Cultural Centre. photoAlicanteaiming to show the society the result of the artist’s work, The first decades of the 21st century in Asia.
Curated by the exhibition, Sema D’Acostacollects his portraits young people walking on the street in different asian citiesFrom Oceania to the Persian Gulf, it is witnessing the beginning of a new urban culture whose aesthetic parameters are expanding globally thanks to the internet, social networks and the internet. smart phone.
asian quarter It is about visual slide which is Japanese or South Korean youth culture. For the rest of the Asian continent and other parts of the planet. Developing with photography during the Madrid movement in the early 80s, I am expressing my admiration for these new steps in this exhibition. No generation rests. ‘Asiatown’ is another twist on the streets of rhythm in a continent with very different religious beliefs and different political regimes. I focused on the adolescent’s need for clothing as a second skin, the change of outerwear that always expresses an à la carte attitude”, explains Trillo, showcase it in a space like CCCC with such modern programming And with the influx of so many young people, it’s a satisfaction for me”.
Ficus del Parterre according to Ricardo Cases
Ricardo Cases. Parter’s ficus shows The result of ten years of photographic work focused on representing the landscape of the Levant, in coastal or rural environments. in 2018, golden oriole Ricardo Cases started photography production. Valencia city as an exploration scenario and call. As a result of this review, the following series emerged: Parter’s ficusresults encountering places and motifs appearing as short circuits or obsolete clichés of local character.
its exhibition, Paul Brezo as a curator, it shows the historical tension that has been created. 40 years of coexistence between the largest and oldest tree in the city and a gas station few meters from it. This and other series are embedded in the work of Ricardo Cases, illustrating situations that foster a new way of formal exploration with his desire to continue to seek a way to tell stories through photography.
“Considering Parter’s ficus A photography project developed in the city of Valencia, this exhibition is of particular interest to me because the public recognize the situations and places of their own daily life”says.