Clients

The characters pose in front of the camera but they not only show their bodies but their souls where Nuria Tesón has portrayed them without camera: leaving them to speak out, to tell their lifes, their fears… or to keep silent. The ambicious prose of Tesón, gifted with a lyric rush, avoid sentimentalities and affectation and rise the final result to the category of splendid literary and visual work.

“Alors que les élections législatives battent leur plein en Egypte au prix d'une vague de violence sans précédent entre révolutionnaires et armée, le travail de l'artiste espagnol Miguel Angel Sánchez peut paraître déroutant. S'inspirant des oeuvres du Caravage et de Ribera, il réalise depuis la révolution des portraits d'Egyptiens en majesté, solennels et répétitifs, nimbés d'un clair-obscur théâtral, présentant des personnages impassibles qui semblent à mille lieues des bouleversements sociaux et politiques qui ont gagné leur pays”.

"Mr. Sánchez has photographed 110 residents of Cairo in his studio. Musicians. Painters. Ministers. Bloggers. Greengrocers. Shoe shiners. Political activists. Even animals. He photographs each one dramatically, with chiaroscuro, or a vivid contrast between light and dark. His images borrow a great deal from masters of Baroque painting like Caravaggio, both in their tenebrism and their realism."