Artmedia Gallery is proud to present The journey we took, an exhibition that proposes a comprehensive view of the series “The Wayfarer” (2011-2013) by Alejandro Maureira.

Thanks to the synthesis that the medium of photography allows for, in this series Alejandro Maureira develops a sort of travel itinerary from the physical displacements that —more or less arbitrary and temporally spaced out? he will carry out around Spain throughout two years.

However, he did not use photography to record places, people, and situations, even though these are the subjects of his work. Instead, he used photography to manifest his affection for them.

The images in The journey we took  —and the series they come from— present a varied character and tone. They wander around photographic genders, from the rural landscape to an indoor scene, and going through the portrait and the urban view. They can be instantaneous or calm photographic approaches. They do not disdain the panoramic view nor the close-up. In essence, they comprehend in their essayistic format the entire experience and versatility of photography as a medium.

Then, Maureira achieves a multifaceted, fragmented, and discontinuous visual proposal that, maybe, could be perceived as the staging of emotional relationships among people, places, and things.

About the artist:

Alejandro Maureira is a Chilean photographer that currently lives in Spain. He got a Master's degree in Photography from the Escuela de Fotografía y Centro de Imagen (EFTI) in Madrid and is currently working on his Master's degree in Investigation of Art and Creation at the Universidad Complutense in the same city. During the last few years, he has exhibited and published his work in Spain and other countries.

About the curator:

José Antonio Navarrete is an art critic and curator based in Miami. He is currently researching on Intellectual Networks: Art and Politics in Latin-America, joining a team of international scholars sponsored by the JP Getty Foundation’s program “Connecting Art Histories,” 2012-2013. At the moment, he is working on other curatorial projects in the United States and abroad.

About the gallery:

Artmedia Gallery is dedicated to promote and exhibit contemporary art, providing a space for reflection and critique with strong attention to photography and video.