Cotidiana
This project was finalist in "Descubrimientos" Contest, within the International Photography Festival Photoespaña 2010.
A five pieces selection of this project wan the Best Series Prize in the International Photography Contest Septenio 2010.About the project
Cotidiana (Everyday life) is about the life of two people; a Down Syndrome girl fighting to make herself a place in society and a yuppy who has achieved success and recognition.
In the first part of the project; El día (The day), both characters have extremely busy agendas from the moment they wake up until the moment they go to bed. These activities, instead of fulfilling their spirits, make them terribly melancholic.
They have empty lives, which are based on what others expect them to do.
But… are they doing what they really want? Do they wish to have a life like the rest? Do they care? Is a Down Syndrome person´s life so different from one´s that is not?
In the second part of the project; Los sueños (The dreams), they yearn for the lives they would really like to have and it shows that differences between both are not as significant as one would expect.
With the aim of differentiating the two realities, the project has been carried out using two totally opposing technical approaches.
For the first part, cold and rigid ambiences; the absence and emotional vacuum, present in the faces of the protagonists, is contrasted with the more relaxed and natural gestures in the pictures of the second part. The scenes of this second part are much more tranquil and relaxed.
Exhibitions
Cotidiana has been exhibited in the following venues:
- Festival SCAN Tarragona 2010. It took part in the collective exhibition "Talent Latent", at the Mercat Central, in the heart of Tarragona. See pictures of the set .
- Festival Internacional de Fotografía Fotonoviembre 2009, in La Laguna, Tenerife. It took part in the collective exhibition "Nueva Antología Visual", at the Museo de Historia y Antropología de Tenerife.
- V Encuentro Gran Canaria Fotografía Digital, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, at the Centro Cultural Gran Canaria Espacio Digital.
- Exposición colectiva "Islas del mundo", in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, at the Centro de Arte La Recova and in many other venues along the Canary Islands.
Gratitude
To Patricia, to Misa, to Peregrina, to Mónica, to Carlos and his mother, to Héctor, to Emilio, to Aguiar Ingenieros, to José Luis, to Internos, to my brothers Javier and Ber, to my father, to the Teatro Pérez Galdós, to the Asociación Síndrome de Down de Las Palmas, to the Instituto del Batán, to the Club Náutico de Gran Canaria, to the Club de Pádel La Calzada, to Idaira and to Airam.