Universes. David Jimenez

Universos proposes a poetic space that blurs the border between reality and our inner images.

Venue: LaCaixa Room and Torre Room

THE EXHIBITION

Universesby David Jiménez, gathers the essence of his work articulated in the series ROMA, Aura and Versus. They are the result of long research processes both in the images and in the exhibition format, where his interest in fragmentation and resonance, and the exploration of the possibilities of combining images both in physical support and in projections and audiovisual pieces stand out.

This exhibition arises from the artist's decision to experiment with his work, exploring the limits of representation and the different ways in which images relate to each other. The artist thus reveals the capacity of images to summon new meanings. His work, always suggestive, provokes in the viewer the feeling that something has been hidden, and invites him to activate the images from his own personal and emotional experience.

Universesby David Jiménez, gathers the most essential works of the artist based on his ROMA, Aura and Versus series. It is the culmination of a long term visual research about images themselves and also posing issues about exhibition formats. He works with fragmentation and resonance, and the exploration of the possibilities of combining images, both material and non-material (projections and audiovisual pieces).

This exhibition arose from the artist's decision to experiment with his work by exploring the boundaries of representation and the different ways the images relate to each other. The artist reveals the images' ability to generate new meanings. His work, always suggestive, gives the viewer the feeling that something remains hidden and convinces him to activate the images departing from his own personal and emotional experiences.

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THE ARTIST

Photo: Roberto Villalón

David Jiménez (Alcalá de Guadaira, Seville, 1970) graduated in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1993. His personal projects, carried out constantly since 1990 and published in the form of books, exhibitions and audiovisual projections, have been shown in numerous places in Spain and abroad. The first anthological exhibition of his work, entitled Universes, was presented at PHotoEspaña 2019 at the Sala del Canal de Isabel II in Madrid, and now in 2020 at the Museo Universidad de Navarra.

He received the Fotógrafo Revelación award at PHotoEspaña 99 and the Premio de las Artes de la Villa de Madrid in 2008, and has been artist-in-residence at the Real Academia de España in Rome in 2016-17. He has published eight monographic books to date, including Infinito (2000)., considered one of the most outstanding Spanish photobooks of the last decades, Versus (2014) and Aura (2018). His work is represented in numerous Spanish public and private collections, such as the MAPFRE Foundation, the MACUF and the DKV Art Collection, among others.

David Jiménez (Alcalá de Guadaira, Sevilla, 1970) graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 1993 with a degree in Fine Arts. His works, in the form of books, exhibits and audiovisual screenings, have been shown in numerous venues throughout these years. He won the award for Best New Photographer at PHotoEspaña 99 and the Arts Award of the city of Madrid in 2008, was finalist of the Prix Elysée 2016-18 and resident artist in the Royal Spanish Academy in Rome in 2016-17.

To date, he has published eight monographs, including Infinito (2000), Versus (2014) and Aura (2018). His work is included in numerous public and private collections in Spain, including the MAPFRE Foundation, MACUF and the DKV Art Collection. Universos, the first retrospective exhibition of his work, was unveiled at PHotoEspaña 2019 at the Sala del Canal de Isabel II in Madrid prior to moving to the Museo Universidad de Navarra.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EXHIBITION

VIDEO OF THE EXHIBITION

ARTIST'S MASTERCLASS

ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE EXHIBITION

ROOM PICTURES

Workshop The construction of the photographic image

A photography workshop in which poetic and conceptual approaches to the realization of a personal photographic work will be addressed and a field work will be carried out. Taught by the artist David Jímenez.

Dates: March 3 to 6

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My first silkscreen printing workshop for children

Date: Saturday, March 28

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