Flavio-Shiró is a cult artist, a painter’s painter. His work defies categorization or association with any artistic group or movement. For more than six decades, his work has simply been modern.
•
Andrea Hernàndez
photographer
Andrea Hernandez was born in Florida, United States, and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. After graduating from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello with a degree in Journalism, she worked for El Estímulo, a local web media. Specializing in multimedia publications, one of her pieces merited a grant by the Gabriel García Márquez Foundation in 2017. The same year, she was part of the team given the best news coverage award by the Sociedad Interamericana de la Prensa and she was honored with the Golden Scarf by the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop staff at Mexico City. She recently completed the Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism Program at the International Center of Photography in New York, where she was elected by faculty and students to give the commencement speech at the graduation ceremony. She was shortlisted for the Lucie Foundation Emerging Artist Scholarship, participated in the XXXI Eddie Adams Workshop, was selected as a Women Photograph Mentee for the class of 2018-2019 and chosen for the International Women’s Media Fund 2019 Adelante Fellowship.
•
Like almost everyone that tries to explain the unexplainable in tropical lands, I think about magical realism when I make images. But in Venezuela, the fantastic is enveloped by smoke from car exhaust pipes and factual photographs just don’t cut it. In this place, mood is king – or queen.
I believe that invisible things have a space in visual storytelling. Right now, my work consists on showing the lethargy that wraps up a country smothered by a deep social and economic crisis. I photographed protests, violence and hunger for a while, but this work got lost in the grid. It was too ephemeral. Then, I explored several issues through this medium and through writing until I realized that abstraction was my path. So now I get rid of everything that is not essential to making a point. This helps me see things more clearly.
In a place where most affairs are shady, I try to highlight stories that represent what is happening in my country through the beauty that walks hand in hand with the dignity of subjects. This is what I made my main concern when I decided to come back home after studying a year at the International Center of Photography, where I was elected as commencement speaker for the 2018 class. Since my graduation in June, I’ve worked with news outlets such as The Washington Post, Buzzfeed News and El País. Awards such as the 2017 Golden Scarf by the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop staff and the Best News Coverage by the Inter American Press Society have bulked up my confidence and pushed me to go further. Now, I’m developing stories through the Women Photograph Mentorship Program 2018-2019 and for the International Women’s Media Fund Adelante Fellowship of 2019. Through these opportunities I will cultivate a vision that estranges from the ascetic journalism that we are used to and will fuse storytelling to the spirit once again.
RELATED ARTICLES
-
I Remember NothingLIMITED EDITION / 2020
In the midst of chaos we hunt for dreams. It blends together. Their memories became my memories. Once-present. A personal story of search and encounters, of escape and returning.
(more…)
-
30 Under 30 Women Photographers / 2020Selections for 2020 announced
Artpil is proud to announce for its 11th edition the selections for the 30 Under 30 Women Photographers 2020. Founded in 2010, 30 Under 30 Women Photographers has helped emerging, mid-career, as well as some accomplished women photographers to gain further exposure (more…)
-
So British! Collection PinaultJun 5, 2019 – May 11, 2020
Since its creation 30 years ago, the Pinault collection has grown quickly to become a major presence in the contemporary arts. This exhibition focuses on the British artists present in the collection. Artists include Nigel Cooke, Jonathan Wateridge, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Toby Ziegler, among others.
-
Interview with Saul LeiterBy David Gibson
“History of art is a history of great things neglected and ignored and mediocre things being admired. At different times things are different. The history of photography is a history of changes.” –Saul Leiter (more…)
-
We Are OneA Global Film Festival
This online film festival is born out of the idea that the film community can come together in times of crises, both in celebration of films and in support by providing much needed relief for Covid-19 efforts.
-
What We Found After You Left / Naeem MohaiemenSep 21, 2019 – May 10, 2020
While focusing on moments of mistake and misrecognition, Naeem Mohaiemen’s research into aspirations towards utopia during the Cold War era, manifested through decolonization, revolution, and independence.
-
Collecting PracticesOct 12, 2019 – Nov 8, 2020
In 2019, the Botín Centre celebrates the 25th anniversary of Itineraries, the annual exhibition that displays the work of the artists awarded the Botín Foundation’s Visual Arts Grant each year, which has been running since 1993.
-
ARTPIL / Assistant & InternPosition available
Artpil is seeking to hire a part-time, freelance assistant & intern in Lille, France. Research, create and cultivate relations with galleries and museums, general communications, social networking, general assistance.
