15 Oct Absence as a stimulus, a conference by Alberto García-Alix

Alberto García-Alix presents the conference Absence as a stimulus, at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20th, 2024 in the auditorium of Lázaro Galdiano Museum (Madrid). This new creation by the photographer is a reflection on how absence, its existence and its vital stimulus, influence and are reflected in his work, being a common thread and catalyst in his photographs.

The conference is part of the activities of Estampa International Contemporary Art Fair, which in 2024 will celebrate its 32nd edition with the photographer as this year’s guest artist.

Intercalated with the text of his dissertation, García-Alix presents sixty-eight images, most of them unpublished, taken over the last fifteen years. Thirty-six of these photos will be exhibited during Estampa fair, from Thursday, October 17th to Sunday, October 20th, at IFEMA Madrid, in an installation designed and conceived specifically.

The author explains that “absence is capable of encompassing an entire universe of emotions and meanings. It speaks to us and triggers a feeling because it lives a real and independent existence.” García-Alix reflects on how absence is present in everything that surrounds us: in nature, in architecture, in objects and even in portraits “because something always escapes us from the model.” «We are born with the pain of absence. We come to light and we are already missing the maternal cloister. We beat in what is lost, in what is forgotten, in what is gone and in what is beyond that we do not have,” he adds.

The conference Absence as a stimulus will be collected in the book, co-edited by Cabeza de Chorlito and Estampa, which will be presented on Sunday, October 20th at the Lázaro Galdiano museum.

Conference and presentation of the book Absense as a stimulus 

• Sunday, 20th Octuber, 12:00 p.m.
• Free entrance
• Auditorium Lázaro Galdiano Museum. C/ Serrano 122 (Madrid)