Sergio Larrain, the poetic enigma of Chilean images, arrives in Catalonia

The profession of Chilean photographer Sergio Larrain, a member of the Magnum Agency, arrives in Catalonia with a double exhibition in Barcelona and Palafrugell, produced by Magnum Photos and co-organized by the Foto Colectania Foundation and the Xavier Miserachs Photography Biennial. The exhibitions provide a whole tour of the work of one of the crucial distinctive photographers of the twentieth century, able to remodeling on a regular basis moments into poetic and enigmatic photographs.

At Foto Colectania, from January 22 to May 24, there’s El vagabundo de Valparaíso , the place 80 images taken in Chile might be seen, with particular consideration to the collection Niños de la calle (1956–1957), which portrays the lives of youngsters surviving on the streets of Santiago. Larrain, nonetheless studying in regards to the digicam, actually and metaphorically lowered himself to their degree, creating photographs that seize their vulnerability and on the identical time their power. This collection, together with the 16mm movie Niños vagabundos, caught the eye of the Magnum Agency.

The challenge on Valparaíso (late Nineteen Fifties – mid-Sixties) is considered one of Larrain’s finest identified. The photographer portrayed the hills, the steps, the inhabitants and each nook of the port with a novel sensitivity, creating a real visible poem that culminated within the ebook Valparaíso (1991), with an essay by Pablo Neruda, Las piedras del cielo. Larrain ready a brand new, extra private mannequin that he didn’t wish to publish throughout his lifetime; the definitive model was launched in 2012.

Starting in August, the Xavier Miserachs Photography Biennial in Palafrugell will present nearly 90 photographs, which embody Larrain’s work in Europe and different Latin American international locations, in addition to images taken on the Isla de Chiloé and concrete scenes in Santiago, thus finishing his creative imaginative and prescient of Chile and the world.

Larrain’s gaze is characterised by freedom, originality and a discreet lyricism. His road images combines poetry and thriller, with the masterful use of shadows, reflections and surprising angles, and divulges a deep sensitivity in the direction of human presence and concrete solitude. Thanks to the analysis and curation of Agnès Sire, Larrain’s legacy has been recovered and revalued, persevering with to encourage new generations of photographers.

With “Sergio Larrain. The vagabond of Valparaíso”, the viewers has the chance to immerse themselves in a universe the place images turns into poetry and on a regular basis life is remodeled into an enigmatic picture.