TOMÁS CASADEMUNT (Barcelona, 1967) has a B. A. in Communication Sciences from Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (1993), and studied at the Instituto de Estudios Fotográficos de Cataluña (Barcelona, 1988).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
He worked from 1986 to 1991 as a photojournalist for El Punt newspaper (Gerona, Spain).
In the Eighties he traveled widely through Central America, doing reportage work for several Spanish magazines.
In 1989 he spent six months in Havana, working on a series of portraits of Cuban musicians, published in his book Son de Cuba (1992).
From 1992 to 1996 he worked for Cover photo agency, both in Spain and in Mexico.
Since 1995, Mr. Casademunt resides in Mexico City, where he works as an independent photographer. His work encompasses different domains and themes: journalism, advertisement, architecture, industrial and editorial photography.
In 2006, he was awarded with a three year fellowship from the Sistema Nacional de Creadores of the Mexican Cultural Ministry. (2006-2009, 2012-2014)
BOOKS
- Son de Cuba,portraits of Cuban musicians around the world (Focal Editor, Barcelona, 1992)
- Son de Cuba, portraits of Cuban musicians (Trilce Ediciones, Mexico City, 1999)
- Fábrica de Santos, religious imagery from Spain and Mexico (Artes de México,
Mexico City, 2000)
- Mitla, night pictures of Zapotecan ruins (Editorial RM/IMAH, Mexico City, 2006)
- Death on the Altar, Death offerings around Mexico (Editorial RM, Mexico City,
2008)
- Maya Puuc, mayan palaces of Yucatan under moon light, (Editorial RM/INAH,
Mexico City, 2009)
- Obra Negra, a photo essay on consructions in Mexico, (ARQUINE, Mexicio City, 2012)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Son de Cuba:
+ Fundación Luis Cernuda (Seville, Spain, 1992)
+ Galería Casa de América (Madrid, 1994)
+ Sala Nezhuatcoyotl, Fotoseptiembre (Mexico City, 1996)
+ Casa de las Imágenes y la Palabra, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
(Guadalajara, 1999)
+ Instituto Veracruzano de Cultura (Veracruz, Mexico, 2000)
+ Centro Cultural ICI, Embassy of Spain in Argentina (Buenos Aires, 2003)
Fábrica de Santos:
+ Museo Comarcal de la Garrotxa (Olot, Spain, 1994)
+ Blue Sky Gallery (Portland, USA, 1996)
+ Photo Forum - The Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, USA, 1996)
+ Galveston Arts Center (Galveston, USA, 1997)
+ Guadalupe Arts Center (San Antonio, USA, 1997)
+ Centro de la Imagen - Fotoseptiembre Latinoamericano (Mexico City, 2000)
+ Centro Fotográfico Álvarez Bravo (Oaxaca, México, 2001)
+ Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Aguascalientes, Mexico, 2002)
+ Embassy of Mexico in Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2003)
- Mitla:
+ Galería Torre del Reloj (Mexico City, 2007)
+ La Casona Spencer, Fotografest Cuernavaca, 2008
- Death on the Altar:
+ Museo de la Ciudad de México, (Mexico City, 2008)
+ Museo de El Carmen, México DF, 2009
+ Jardín Borda, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 2012
- Maya Puuc :
+ Museo de Antropología, México DF, 2009
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