Toni Amengual

DeVotos 19 (Blue series), 2011. Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm

DeVotos 17 (Blue series), 2011 Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm

TONI AMEN GUAL deVotos

mia photo fair 9 - 12 March 2018 · The Mall - Porta Nuova Varinese · Milan, Italy

Toni Amengual (1980) is a visual activist who seeks to cause an immediate impression on the spectator. Amengual is not constrained by current affairs but unearths his own themes (marriage, loneliness, political corruption, arms…) and approaches them with a strong chiaroscuro style as polarised as current society. His works have been displayed in outstanding collections such as the MoMA of New York and the CCCB of Barcelona; his photo-books Pain and Devotos have received numerous prizes and awards.

Mónica Álvarez Careaga Curator

DeVotos 9 (Blue series), 2011 Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm

DeVotos 6 (Blue series), 2011 Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm

DeVotos 10 (Blue series), 2011 Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm

DeVotos 6 (Red series), 2011 Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm

DeVotos 19 (Red series), 2011 Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm

DeVotos 4 (Red series), 2011 Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm

mia photo fair 9 - 12 March 2018 The Mall - Porta Nuova Varinese. Milan, Italy

This exhition at MIA Photo 2018 has been organized by the Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics, a cultural institution from the Government of the Balearic Islands in Spain. The institution’s aim is to promote the arts and culture of the Mediterranean islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera.

devotos In 2011, in the previous days to the autonomic elections of 15M (May 15th) and the general elections of 20N (November 20th), these are the faces of those attending the meetings of the two parties that had the power in Spain. The faces of those who every four years receive a pole from above. A pole of promises, great words and political programs. A pole to grasp because nobody likes living adrift. And at the end of the pole, a red or blue flag. The stoicism of these persons that continue to hold the pole after forty years is impressive.

me and us identity explorations Tomeu Coll Marta Pujades Beatriz Polo Iañez Toni Amengual Curator

Mónica Álvarez Careaga Production and coordination

Karen Müller (IEB) Design

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Toni Amengual (Mallorca 1980).

After graduating in Biology at Barcelona University (2003), he decided to devote his life to the study of the most complex specie on the planet, and to which he belongs to: homo sapiens. Photography became the tool for his investigations.

Since then, Amengual has worked as an independent photographer focused on human beings and their interactions with the world. Trying to understand the complexity of his Species and himself. Since 2013 he teaches photography at IDEP Barcelona, where he also directs the Master in Documentary Photography.

government of the balearic islands President

Francina Armengol Minister of Culture, Participation and Sport

Francesca Tur Riera General Director of Culture

Joana Català Coll Director of the Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics

Francesc M. Rotger

His work has recived several recognitions such as Descubrimientos PhotoEspaña, New Documentary Award (La Fábrica, Madrid). Shortlisted at Talent Latent, Scan Tarragona. Shortlisted in Fotopress Grand (La Caixa). It has been exhibit in Photo festivals sucha as PhotoEspaña, Scan Tarragona (Spain) or Cortona On the Move (Flaneur Project, Italy). toniamengual.com

DeVotos 3 (Red series), 2011 Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm

DeVotos 9 (Red series), 2011. Photography, paper Epson enhanced matte of 190 g / m2, 80 x 60 cm