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On the 10th of November, Barcelona Fotocolectania Foundation will display an exhibition called indirect style that exhibits photo essays that come together with stories that are related to historical events, told in an indirect way. The sample is a nice search through the stories and photo essay of the past to build a symbolic memory of certain moments.
This exhibition is curated by Martí Peran presents the works of David Maljkovic, Chris Mottalini, Adria Julia, Thomas Steinert, Eve Sussman, Jordi Colomer, Javier Peñafiel and Peter Piller.
David Maljkovic was born in Rijeka, Croatia in 1973. His work is an architecture that displays images in collages and installations about a traumatic time, as the war in the Balkans. His work focuses on the memory and collective amnesia and its influence in shaping the future. Currently his work is one of the best known in Europe and participated in major exhibitions worldwide.
Chris Mottalini was born in Buffalo, Colorado. He studied a Bachelor in News Editing at the University of Colorado and has worked in photography since 2000, building interesting series about the decline of modernity. Among some of its famous series, is the decay of the buildings by architect Paul Rudolph, Dean of Yale University, who was known for its complex spatial designs made in rough concrete with almost brutal textures, which were part of modernist architecture ill-suited to American tastes.
Adrià Julià is one of the most interesting Spanish artists of the international art scene. This Catalan artist is based in Los Angeles, California. In his video installations, he builds interesting stories that speak of the colonization projects of the nineteenth century. He also works a lot with photography and performance in his works.
Thomas Steinert is a photographer and his work has been related to the 25 years documentation of the Connewitz district, south of Leipzig city, which during the 80´s was the epicenter of artistic and intellectual bohemia and now has been in ruins, product of political changes in Germany. From the photograph, he builds a memory of the impact that the collapse of real socialism caused and the loss of a daily build relationships.
Eve Sussman is an American photographer and filmmaker born in England. One of her best-known works is The rape of the Sabines which resumes the dialogue with the story of the same name that was presented at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Her work is based on the reinterpretation of historical works.
Jordi Colomer is a Catalan artist, who currently lives and works in Paris. He is known for his sculptures objectual, since mid 90´s, he began working in video, microrecorder, of which evolved into more structured work conceptually.
Javier Peñafiel intimate works with interesting videos, sharing his raids in the reflections about the reason and criticism, important aspects of any work that works with the history.
For more information http://www.colectania.es/index.php?i=1&p=2
A great exhibition that invites us to stop and look at the mirror of recent history through beautiful works and photographic essays. So, rent apartments in Barcelona and enjoy the privilege of admiring contemporary art.
Translated by: Hans
