talk about war, violence, migrations…recurrent themes of the traditional press. And he does this with that second reading and that blushing game, with a look that questions what he sees through the lens. It puts things in front of the viewer in a different way that I don’t want to see.
Letters to the Editor is the name of Cristina de Middel’s new exhibition, curated by her. Semiramis Gonzálezopens this Thursday Canal de Isabel II Room in Madridplace to stay open until January 14. In it he reviews some snapshots of most remarkable series and also others that are not seen together very much.
The Alicante photographer, who has been president of Magnum Agency since 2022, has worked in the field of photojournalism for ten years and in this exhibition he carries out a transfer to the image of photography. concept of letter to the newspaper editor, that the reader can express his or her opinion, complaint, criticism or praise on any published topic. Likewise, De Middel leaves the door open. The public expresses its own opinion and draws its own conclusions.
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In the exhibition, National Photography Award winner De Middel shows work from some of the projects she has undertaken throughout her career, such as Paula P.’s (2009) Life and Miracles series, which are being exhibited widely for the first time. Gentlemen’s Club (2015 – 2023). There are also pieces from more recent projects such as Journey to the Center (2015 – 2022) or the new production. Kabuler (2022), made together Lorenzo Meloni.
In this series, Magnun’s two photographers use sections of a traditional magazine to present a complete vision of Afghanistan in images with an editorial structure that prevents the public from falling into dramatic expectations.
All these strings, among others, in addition to the address Taliban’s vision of AfghanistanHE Migration journey through Mexico To reach the so-called center of the world (as in Verne’s novel), which is located in the United States, or prostitution from different angles, both from a prostitute’s point of view and The life and miracles of Paula P. and the consumer of this prostitution had to pay money to many of them to agree to be photographed. Gentlemen’s Club. Moving beyond the drama of these issues, De Middel suggests: new perspectives without judgment, allowing the public to draw their own conclusions.
Held on Tuesday, October 17 Interview with Cristina de Middel and Semiramis GonzálezIt will be held via the ZOOM digital platform and will not be recorded or published on any digital platform.
Valencia Community Award
Alicante photographer I received another award yesterday in addition to the numerous awards he has. In this case, the professional career award Valencia Community Journalism Awards. This contest organized by CSIF union, He also rewarded his work Javier Ivanyezin the revelation journalist category and Gustavo ClementeDr. was deemed worthy of the Journalist of the Year award in the fourteenth edition of the awards.
“Afronauts” is on display at Tate Modern in London
Alicante photographer Christina of Middel He also participates in the group exhibition on display. Tate Modern in London. And he does this with his TV series AfronautsIt was turned into a photo book in 2012.
A Common World: Contemporary African Photography is the title of this exhibition, on view until January 14 at this British contemporary art museum. In addition to looking into the imagined future, it brings together more than thirty artists from different generations, with a photographic, film or audiovisual approach, to reconstruct Africa’s diverse cultures and historical narratives through their own creativity and perspective.
Christina of Middel He published his book in 2012 AfronautsThis photograph was critically acclaimed and for which the artist was nominated for the Deutsche Börse photography award in 2013.
Tate Modern acquired this entire series in 2018, in addition to his Snap Fingers and Whistle project in 2013 and one of his early works, Poly-Spam, from 2009.