Cristina De Middel
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Spanish, born 1975
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THE AFRONAUTS
Introduction
In 1964, still leaving the dream of their recently gained independence, Zambia started a space program that would put the first african on the moon catching up the USA and the Soviet Union in the space race.
Only a few optimists supported the project by Edward Makuka, the school teacher in charge of presenting the ambicious program and getting its necessary funding. But the financial aid never came, as the United Nations declined their support, and one of the astronauts , a 16 year old girl, got pregnant and had to quit. That is how the heroic iniciative turned into an exotic episode of the african history, surrounded by wars, violence, droughts and hunger.
As a photojournalist I have always been attracted by the excentric lines of story-telling avoiding the same old subjects told in the same old ways. Now , with my personal projects, I respect the basis of the truth but allow myself to break the rules of veracity trying to push the audience into analyzing the patterns of the stories we consume as real.
“Afronauts” is based on the documentation of an impossible dream that only lives in the pictures. I start from a real fact that took place 50 years ago and rebuild the documents adapting them to my personal imagery .
East Wing, Qatar, Qatar
La New, Madrid, Spain
The Afronauts, Cristina De Middel, University of Cádiz ( Spain) and Cristina De Middel, Cádiz, Spain, 2012
Welcome, Cristina De Middel and Javier Arcenillas, Ayuntamiento de Alcobendas, Alcobendas (Spain), 2010
The City, Cristina De Middel, Fundación Nortempo (Spain), A Coruña, Spain, 2009
Vida y Milagros de Paula P., Cristina De Middel, University of Alicante, Alicante ( Spain), 2009
EDUCATION
1995-2001: MA in Fine Arts, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia. Spain.
1999-2000: MA in Photography, University of Oklahoma. PROMOE Scholarship.
2001-2002: Postgraduate Degree in Photojournalism, Barcelona Autónoma University, Spain.
2006: IV War Correspondents Training. Ground forces Army war School, Madrid, Spain
2006: Course in International Humanitarian Law and Peace-keeping operations. Spanish Red Cross. Madrid, Spain.
GRANTS
2011: - Individual Project Grant “Women in Photography. Humble Arts Foundation”. New York. USA.
2009: - Grant “Fundación Nortempo”. A Coruña. Spain.
- Grant “Alcobendas Creativity Grants”. Madrid. Spain.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS (Selection)
2012: - Sony World Photography Awards. 2nd Prize conceptual. London. United Kingdom.
- PDN Photo Annual- Finalist. New York. USA.
- Renaissance Photography Prize. Finalist. London. Uinted Kingdom.
- Hey Hot Shot. Jen Bekman Gallery. Finalist. New York. USA.
2011: - “Women in Photography. Humble Arts Foundation”. Winner of the Individual Project Grant
New York. USA.
- “Martin Chambi. Union Latine”. Cum Laude award. Paris. France
- “Pollux Awards” September. WPGA. York.First Prize United Kingdom.
- “National Photography Prize Sarthou Carreres”.Second Prize. Castellón. Spain.
- “Julia Margaret Cameron Award”. WPGA.Honorable Mention. York. United Kingdom.
2010: - "Colmenar Viejo Environemental Photography Contest ". First prize .Madrid. Spain.
- “Albarracín Photography and Journalism " Santa María Foundation. First prize . Spain.
- "Arte Joven" Madrid Complutense University. Finalist. Spain.
2009: - "Juan Cancelo National Photojournalism Prize". 1º Prize. A Coruña, Spain
- "Barrio de las Letras Photography Prize". 1º Price. Madrid, Spain.
- "New Fnac talent of Photography" 2009. Honorable Mention. Madrid, Spain.
- ARCO 2009 " Fotoreportaje “ Award. Winner. Madrid. Spain.
- "Premios Ejército de Fotografía 2009". Special mention. Madrid. Spain.
- "Ciudad de Gijón XIII Photojournalism International Awards". Finalist. Gijón, Spain.
- "A 1,20metros" Defending childhood rights”. Special Mention. Madrid, Spain.
- “Luis Valtueña international Prize for Humanitarian Photogrpahy”. Finalist. Spain.
2008: - “Revelados 08”. Special Mention. Caja Madrid. Spain.
- "Objetivo Abierto. Solidaria 2008". 2nd prize. Generalitat Valenciana, Spain.
BOOKS
- "The Afronauts". Ed. UCA & Cristina De Middel, Cádiz. Spain. 2012.
- "Vida y milagros de Paula P." Ed. MUA Museum, Alicante. Spain, 2009.
- “Welcome”. Ed. Ayuntamiento de Alcobendas. Madrid. Spain, 2009.
- “The City”. Ed. Fundación Nortempo. A Coruña. Spain, 2009.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
- "The Afronauts". Kursala, Cádiz-Spain-, May 2012
- "Vida y milagros de Paula P." MUA Museum, Alicante. Sponsored by Caja Mediterráneo. Itinerance until 2013.
- "PolySpam". Arana Poveda Gallery, Madrid, PhotoEspaña09. June 2009
- "The City". Obra Social Caixa Galicia. A Coruña. Itinerant
- "Kulunguelé”. Fnac Alicante , Fnac Madrid Sur and Fnac Diagonal Barcelona
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