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Opening of 'Fama everybody' exhibition
Hubertus von Hohenlohe
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La Alhóndiga
The work of the inimitable multidisciplinary artist Hubertus von Hohenlohe brings us closer to the pulse of contemporary society with extreme precision. Not only because his usual setting is the bustling city of the 21st century, but because his pieces reveal a complex layering of strata that blend reality and fiction, public space and privacy, vanity and distinction; in any case, it helps us understand the beauty and potential of our surroundings. His recognizable self-portraits in urban settings foreshadow the narcissism that floods social media; he anticipated the rise of the smartphone selfie, a form of photography as an experience of place that has accelerated thanks to ubiquitous immediacy. Always with his camera around his neck, the artist acts as a flâneur who seeks and at the same time finds himself in the reflections of the street.
Von Hohenlohe will open his exhibition, Fama everybody, alongside Sema D'Acosta, the exhibition’s curator and a leading figure in the field of photography in Spain; he has curated some of the most significant photography exhibitions in recent years.
The exhibition will run from 8 to 30 September
Event in Spanish
Free admission
Co-organised with Segovia City Council and in partnership with Cajasol
Opening of exhibition & performance by Olana Light
'Searching for a Place to Belong' & 'The Birch Tree Family'
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Plaza Mayor & IE University Creative Campus
Multidisciplinary artist Olana Light presents the exhibition Searching for a Place to Belong at IE Creative Campus Segovia, a photographic project that reflects on women’s relationship with nature, the environment and the meaning of being part of it. Through a series of evocative self-portraits incorporating natural materials and textures, the artist blurs the boundaries between the body and the landscape, inviting us to slow down and reflect on our place in the world. She will open her exhibition alongside Cristina Ward, Head of Arts at the British Council in Spain.
The exhibition will be accompanied by elements from The Birch Tree Family, a captivating performance that Light will stage on several occasions during the festival. She will become a living sculpture of a birch tree walking through the streets of Segovia, rooted yet wandering. The Birch Tree Family is a celebration of the fragility of life and a silent call to care for the planet around us.
Searching for a Place to Belong exhibition:
September 5 to September 20. Location: IE University Creative Campus - Palacio de Mansilla. Pl la Trinidad. 40001 Segovia
The Birch Tree Family performances:
Friday 11 at 11:00 – Plaza Mayor de Segovia
Saturday 12 at 12:00 and 18:00h - IE University Creative Campus
Free admission
Co-organised with the British Council Spain and in collaboration with IE Creative Campus Segovia, ARBOLA Fest and the Sismògraf Festival
Hernán Cortés and Hubertus von Hohenlohe in conversation
Two Perspectives, Two Languages
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IE University. Aula Magna
Two artists linked by a shared discipline: portraiture. Hernán Cortés, one of the leading figures in Spanish painting, and the photographer and multidisciplinary artist Hubertus von Hohenlohe will discuss their respective approaches to people and their identities. Through painting, Cortés creates a sober, restrained portrait with a strong psychological dimension, rooted in tradition and art history. In contrast, Von Hohenlohe, through photography, presents more vibrant images, constructed from multiple visual references that emerge spontaneously in today’s city. Two distinct languages, two ways of seeking others’ identities and beauty through unhurried contemplation, which, far from being opposed, reveal complementary approaches to contemporary representation.
