Throughout the history of photography, many authors have used the camera not only as a tool for recording, but as a means of personal expression and artistic reflection. As opposed to purely documentary photography, others explore its ability to represent the intangible. This approach converts the image into a space for interpretation, where what is visible is at the service of what is symbolic and poetic.
To mark the exhibition Duane Michals. El fotógrafo de lo invisible (Duane Michals. Photographer of the Invisible), Fundación Canal hosts this event with David Jiménez, one of the most noteworthy photographers in Spain today. Thanks to his experience, attendees will learn how to observe photography that goes beyond the evidently visible and will have the opportunity to discover how photography can become a channel to discuss the passage of time, dreams, mystery, and paradox.
David Jiménez (Seville, 1970) holds a degree in Fine Arts. His personal projects stretch back over 30 years and have been published as books, exhibitions, and audio-visual projections. They have been displayed in multiple locations both in Spain and abroad.
He was awarded Best New Photographer by PHotoEspaña 99 and the Art Award from the Villa de Madrid in 2008. He was a resident artist at the Royal Spanish Academy in Rome in 2016-17. To date, he has published ten monographic books, including Infinito (2000), considered a landmark Spanish photobook, along with Versus, AURA, Universos, ROMA, and more.
His work is represented in several public and private Spanish collections, such as Fundación MAPFRE, the Dos de Mayo Art Centre, and the Arte DKV collection. He regularly gives workshops and conferences on the photographic creation process.
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Javier Díaz-Guardiola is a Madrid-based journalist and writer specialising in cultural reporting. Throughout his career, he has contributed to various media outlets, focusing on art criticism and cultural analysis. He is widely recognised for his ability to contextualise artistic movements in a clear and accessible manner.
Currently, he is the coordinator of ABC Cultural and editor-in-chief of ABCdeARCO, the official magazine of Madrid’s contemporary art fair. He also writes the contemporary art and architecture blog Siete de un golpe . In addition to contributing to numerous books, he has written exhibition catalogues and curated many of the exhibitions himself.
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All funds raised from the Conference Series 2025 shall be allocated to the project Dual Pathology Day Centre, by the FOUNDATION PROYECTO HOMBRE MADRID.
01/07/2025 from 18:30 to 20:00 horas
