Yesterday I was with a friend for a drink by Azca and we have a walk around the Picasso Tower. By chance we have entered the Fashion shoping and I have looked into whether there was something in the room Maphre. And surprise! there was something: An exhibition of Fazal Sheikh, the truth is that you do not know anything, but the photo of the entrance attracted. I have proposed to enter and he said: "This seems an exhibition of photos of sad places." I do not think he wanted to see the typical pictures of malnourished children dying in the countryside, people maimed, etc. we are what we tend to view the media. In any case we actually input and an exposition of "sad places, but there was no picture of the typical. If you see the show and not read the drop of the exhibition (it is advisable to see the exhibition with him in the hand, although I have not done) do not see any misfortune, but if you look calm expression of the portraits you can imagine. If you read it, you realize that behind every picture there is a person who tells a story, a story that is not his own, it is also their relatives, neighbors or fellow citizens, but it is very sad.
but we do not get sad, and we will discuss the exhibition: This is the largest exhibition ever held American photographer Fazal Sheikh. Fazal Sheikh is the son of Pakistani father and American mother, who tries to document the conflict through the faces of his actors, giving voice to the voiceless through their portraits and telling stories of refugee camps, or day to day most disadvantaged parts of the third world. Perhaps because his grandfather was one of the Afghans who had fled their country due to the Soviet invasion in 1979.
is the biggest shows that I have set for this author, we have 150 pieces in white large format black and divided by areas / stories: Afghanistan, Somalia, India, Brazil. The one that most shocked me, "Ramadan Moon" Holland "which tells the story of a Somali refugee, who travels to the Netherlands after being raped and murdered some of his family in his country, but all told with the memories of the moon Ramadan in your country, you should read the history of the catalog. It also highlights a collection of portraits of mothers with their children.
In several rooms see several photos of the living conditions of these countries, shown with great dignity, but above all included portraits. In the central hall is a mosaic of portraits that reminds me to that in the statement of Castro prieto I have also visited.
In short, a highly recommended show to see the work of this author, and to understand under what conditions they are living people in the third world, they do have a crisis harder than ours and more durable. At the end of the day we eat every day. And especially for those who do not understand why they come to our countries many Africans risking their lives on rafts to bad life here.
EXPOSURE DATA:
exposure is in the showroom Maphre General Perón 40. Indeed, from previous exposure (Walker Evans) has decided to leave this room just for photography. A success!
dates: 04/03/2009 up to 31/05/09
hours: Monday
14 to 21 hrs
Tuesday to Saturday: 10 to 21 hrs
Sundays and holidays from 12 to 20 hrs.
links:
author's website
official website of the exhibition at the foundation and virtual tour Maphre
article exposure in the country.
photos in the daily visitors to the exhibition.
article in the world.
press news in Europe
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