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Dopo Roma (After Rome)
Photo © Jesús Madriñán
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“Dopo Roma” captures subjects outside roman clubs as parties begin to slowly wind down. Placing the main concern on a scene as unfavorable as familiar, the series of images explore on how these environments can become a key element when building teenage identity. The conventional studio photography techniques are taken out of context to new complex scenarios in which calm and inspiration are supplanted by the hostile and clamorous sorroundigs of the club.
In front of the lens the subjects improvise, based on the issues which they themselves decide to show or omit. Thus, each portrait shows a two-fold reality halfway between the portraying act as we understand it and the accidental honesty of the messages conveyed by the appearance, body language and attitudes of the subject.
“Dopo Roma” holds the magnetism of discrepancy which flows from the contradiction between technique and result. Likewise in a redemption act, the characters and their surroundings are left suspended in a range in which the noise and the hubbub become static in a placid and serene atmosphere.
Apart from this, he took part in highly regarded festivals and art fairs: PhotoEspaña, Paris Photo, ARCO, Unseen Amsterdam or the International Photography Awards in New York. Regarding his collective exhibitions he took part in: “Contexto Crítico. Fotografía Española s.XXI”, curated by Museology (Rosa Olivares, Alberto Sánchez Balmisa) and organized from the Ministry of Culture in the Espacio Promoción del Arte-Tabacalera-(Madrid). “P2P. Prácticas Contemporáneas en la fotografía española”, cured by Charlotte Cotton, Luis Diaz Díaz and Iñaki Domingo, organized from PhotoEspaña, and “Edita: Secuencia/Sentido”, cured by Miguel von Hafe for the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea.
He combines all these cores with contributions to the commercial field and active teaching. He has worked as an associate teacher in Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Colombia, and at present he does chores for The New York Times, TIME, Abanca, Florentino and the advertising agency Shackleton.
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“Dopo Roma” captures subjects outside roman clubs as parties begin to slowly wind down. Placing the main concern on a scene as unfavorable as familiar, the series of images explore on how these environments can become a key element when building teenage identity. The conventional studio photography techniques are taken out of context to new complex scenarios in which calm and inspiration are supplanted by the hostile and clamorous sorroundigs of the club.
In front of the lens the subjects improvise, based on the issues which they themselves decide to show or omit. Thus, each portrait shows a two-fold reality halfway between the portraying act as we understand it and the accidental honesty of the messages conveyed by the appearance, body language and attitudes of the subject.
“Dopo Roma” holds the magnetism of discrepancy which flows from the contradiction between technique and result. Likewise in a redemption act, the characters and their surroundings are left suspended in a range in which the noise and the hubbub become static in a placid and serene atmosphere.
About author:
Jesus Madriñan´s career counts with a number of individual exhibitions amongst which are outstanding: “La Finca” -Monotrentino Festival, Italy-, “Looking for Something” -We Are Arts Galery, Londres-, “Slow Motion” –Centro Terrente Ballester, Ferrol-,and the exhibitions dedicated to his series “Good Night London” in the Cultural Centre Kavlin de Punta del Este, Uruguay, and in the Spanish Cultural Centers in Mexico D.F and Montevideo.Apart from this, he took part in highly regarded festivals and art fairs: PhotoEspaña, Paris Photo, ARCO, Unseen Amsterdam or the International Photography Awards in New York. Regarding his collective exhibitions he took part in: “Contexto Crítico. Fotografía Española s.XXI”, curated by Museology (Rosa Olivares, Alberto Sánchez Balmisa) and organized from the Ministry of Culture in the Espacio Promoción del Arte-Tabacalera-(Madrid). “P2P. Prácticas Contemporáneas en la fotografía española”, cured by Charlotte Cotton, Luis Diaz Díaz and Iñaki Domingo, organized from PhotoEspaña, and “Edita: Secuencia/Sentido”, cured by Miguel von Hafe for the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea.
He combines all these cores with contributions to the commercial field and active teaching. He has worked as an associate teacher in Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Colombia, and at present he does chores for The New York Times, TIME, Abanca, Florentino and the advertising agency Shackleton.
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