Latin American Photography Exhibit: “Encubrimientos” January 27, 2011

Exhibit runs January 27, 2011 – March 5, 2011
Opening reception: Thursday, January 27, 6 p.m.
Instituto Cervantes Gallery – 31 W. Ohio St. - Chicago, IL 60654
Free & open to the public
Organized by the Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with AECID and PHotoEspaña, the exhibit Encubrimientos displays photographs and videos created by 10 young artists from various countries in Latin America. Reflecting the new trends in photography in this region, the artists’ work explores the changes happening in their environment and, at the same time, reveals the role that “image” plays in a dynamic, post-modern society.
The exhibit’s title, Encubrimientos (Concealments), was chosen by curators Alejandro Castellote and Juan Antonio Molina as an antonym of Descubrimientos (Discoveries). It is a portrayal of contrasts: modern urbanism versus rural living, social comparisons and prejudices, changes in immigrants’ way of life, misery and surrealism in the same landscape, life and death.

Official Website: http://chicago.cervantes.es