In time. Carlos Canovas

The Museum presents a retrospective exhibition of the work of Carlos Cánovas. The exhibition will also show some of the works that the artist made for his project "Seventh Heaven".Seventh Heaven"of the program Tender Puentes of the Museum

This exhibition proposes a journey through the work of photographer Carlos Cánovas, focusing on his production in relation to urban space, which he has developed in successive series since the early eighties until today. His interest in peri-urban areas and city limits has led him to explore different industrial and residential areas, always maintaining a poetic vision of these spaces. The Museum hosts in this exhibition more than a hundred photographs, many of them unpublished. The selection begins with his first works, Extramuros ( 1982-1986), developed around the city of Pamplona, and Vallès Oriental (1990), in Barcelona, in which he documents some residual aspects of a Catalonia between the industrial and the rural. In Paisajes sin retorno ( 1993-94) Carlos Cánovas records industrial Bilbao in the moments prior to its transformation. His exploration of the peripheries continues in Paisaje Anónimo ( 1994-2006), with a selection of images that travel through different Spanish cities. The exhibition concludes with Séptimo cielo ( 2007-2016), his work for the Tender Puentes art project promoted by the Museum.

CARLOS CÁNOVAS

He began his photographic activity in 1972. He has won numerous awards and distinctions in various national and international photography salons and since the 80s he has developed a remarkable teaching activity, teaching courses and specialized workshops in various centers and universities, both technical and on the history of photography. His work has been shown in numerous solo exhibitions, such as those held at the Museo de Bellas Artes (Bilbao), the Real Sociedad Fotográfica (Madrid), the Sala Polvorín, Ciudadela (Pamplona) and the Fundación BBK (Bilbao); and group exhibitions, including those held at the Museum of Ethnography (St. Petersburg); the Instituto Cervantes (Algiers, Oran, Casablanca, Rabat, Milan, Prague and Rome) and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid).