Explore Spanish Claudi Carreras Latin American photography
Convinced that the picture in Europe is repetitive, the Spanish artist of the lens Claudi Carreras vericuetos explores the similarities and differences that make photography an art existing Latin American and contemporary.
"My main concern is breaking with cliches, often in documentary photography intended to show the most rugged and gruesome facet of the human being, however, is to show the day to day," said the photographer born in Catalonia.
Racing will return to Mexico City next October to present her latest book "Conversations with Mexican photographers", which published the editorial Gustavo Gili.
In an interview with Reuters, the artist explained that the intention of his work is to provoke a debate in the European public and to account for the heroic acts of everyday social reality.
"We are at a very complicated at the level of media, where the important thing is the glamor and morbidity, leaving aside the everyday, and their main actors are ordinary people," he said.
He said that through "Conversations with Mexican photographers," seeks to assert the role of photography and the richness of Latin American documentary tradition, however, asserted that this thesis, with which it will obtain his doctorate, it leads to the conclusion that There is no Latin American photography.
In this regard, he pointed out that after touring the 18 continental countries that make up the Latin American region, for two years, "I have been able to identify the photographers working in different aspects."
"You can talk about a Mexican school, however, there are many artists of the lens that cascaded their efforts and other guidelines that have no link with the Mexican strictly, however, are part of this reality that is daily in forging Countries like Mexico, "he said.
Carreras stressed that the validity of photography in Latin America lies in the continued rethinking of the parameters and the fact that there are no axioms, as well as the strong social nuance that makes it a reflection of the reality of the environment in which they live. The photographer, who is also a contributor to the newspaper La Vanguardia in Barcelona, Spain, said that during his stay in Mexico, will issue several conferences.
This Friday, the Spanish Cultural Center, will offer "Picture documentary author in Latin America and Spain, personal papers."
Carreras said that the mood and interest, especially of young people to attend the lectures and interact with the rapporteur "is what excites me to continue this work."
Having fulfilled its commitment in Mexico City, Carreras will be 25 on June 26 in San Luis Potosi, and 29 in the port of Veracruz.
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