Municipal Exhibition Hall
Opening: September 14 at 1:00 p.m
Twelve photographers in the Museo del Prado – José Manuel Ballester, Bleda&Rosa, Javier Campano, Joan Fontcuberta, Alberto García-Alix, Pierre Gonnord, Chema Madoz, Cristina de Middel, Isabel Muñoz, Aitor Ortiz, Pilar Pequeño, Javier Vallhonrat
In this exhibition, through twenty-four photographs, twelve views are materialized on paper that bear witness both to the evocative power of the Prado and to the creative capacity of those who have carried out this collection.
Belonging to three different generations and with very different ways of understanding and using photography, the authors have been inspired by the works that the Museum treasures, but also by the aura that surrounds them, by the building that houses them and in the people who contemplate them.
This edition, which is part of the Banc Sabadell Collection, has been produced by the Fundació Amigos del Museo del Prado as part of the museum’s bicentennial celebration.
Photographing Mont-Blanc à 360o – Bernard Tartinville
Bernard climbed Mont-Blanc for the first time in 1987, a few weeks before entering the School of Applied Arts in Vevey, Switzerland, where he studied photography for four years.
The precision and rigor of this training led him naturally to advertising and fashion photography, fields to which he dedicated himself for many years in Paris.
He is currently based in Barcelona and offers his services and experience to companies and managers who want to commission quality portraits.
Bernard specializes in 360o panoramic photography. With these shots he creates interactive virtual tours with a high level of detail of museums, hotels and architectural, historical and religious heritage. His work has been used and used as an example of digital mediation by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the European Heritage Days in 2017.
As the first love is never forgotten, he immediately understood that this technology could be very interesting to make known and promote exceptional natural places, and thus he has managed to unite mountaineering with his profession. He has created immersive virtual tours of different peaks of the Mont Blanc massif.
The photographs in this exhibition are taken from these virtual visits. Several of them have been awarded in different editions of the Epson International Pano Awards (currently, the largest panoramic photography competition). This year, two photographs were also awarded, one was in 4th position (1,197 photographers from 98 countries had submitted, with 4,129 photos).
The images in this exhibition could not have found a better destination, since, in collaboration with the “Baskets Aux Pieds” association, which works in a large number of hospitals in France and Switzerland, they have reached many inquiries of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. With virtual reality helmets, little patients can be distracted for a while from treatments and pain and immerse themselves in exceptional natural settings.
Bernard’s work has attracted the attention of the prestigious camera brand Leica, which has appointed him as an ambassador.
Auream Culpam – Héctor Murgui
He studies photography at Espai d’Art Fotogràfic, taking the two-year Diploma in Photographic Studies. He also studied, for one year, the Master in Photography: Production and Creation, presenting a project designated as the best work of its edition by a jury of experts in art and photography composed of Francesc Vera, Silvia Martí and Boye Llorens.
This work, based on a personal experience and entitled Auream Culpam revolves around the relationship between photography and painting. It involves a review of the classics of Flemish painting.
His works have been exhibited in several individual and group exhibitions, both in his hometown and in other cities in Spain.
Stagnation – Audra Wow
Audra Vau is a Lithuanian transdisciplinary artist born in 1970 in Vilnius, Lithuania. He studied at the M. K. Č iurlionis National Art School in Vilnius. He lives and works mainly in Lithuania and London.
Available until January 7, 2024.