{"id":50217,"guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/?post_type=event&#038;p=50217"},"modified":"2025-08-05T23:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T21:18:47","slug":"cataratas-cristina-de-middel","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/events\/event\/cataratas-cristina-de-middel\/","title":{"rendered":"Cataratas. Cristina de Middel"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":50218,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"event-venues":[819],"event-tags":[],"class_list":["post-50217","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-venue-seltz-by-ritter-ferrer","event-category-exposicio"],"acf":{"title_ca":"Cataratas. Cristina de Middel","title_es":"Cataratas. Cristina de Middel","title_en":"Cataratas. Cristina de Middel","desc_ca":"<div class=\"item text-small\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"item text-small\">\r\n\r\n<b>Dijous 18 set<\/b>: 12 \u2013 20h\r\nA partir de les 12h: inauguraci\u00f3 PRO\r\nA partir de les 18h: inauguraci\u00f3 per a tots els p\u00fablics\r\n<b>Divendres 19 i dissabte 20 set<\/b>: 12 \u2013 20h\r\n<b>Diumenge 21 set<\/b>: 11 \u2013 15h\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item\">\r\n\r\n<b>SELTZ by Ritter Ferrer<\/b>\u00a0presenta, amb motiu de Barcelona Gallery Weekend, l'exposici\u00f3\u00a0<b>\u00abCataratas\u00bb<\/b>, de la reconeguda fot\u00f2grafa i artista visual\u00a0<b>Cristina de Middel\u00a0<\/b>(Alicante, 1975), Premi Nacional de Fotografia i expresidenta de Magnum Photos.\r\n\r\nCataractes proposa una reflexi\u00f3 cr\u00edtica sobre el mode en qu\u00e8 veiem \u2014o creem veure\u2014 el m\u00f3n, particularment en relaci\u00f3 amb \u00c0frica. Una cataracta ennuvola la visi\u00f3, difumina els contorns i converteix la mirada en un acte incert. En un present saturat d'imatges, on la fotografia ha perdut la seva aura de veritat per a navegar entre la sobreexposici\u00f3 i la sospita, de Middel aposta per assumir el desenfocament com a part del proc\u00e9s creatiu.\r\n\r\nL'exposici\u00f3 s'articula a trav\u00e9s d'una selecci\u00f3 d'obres de diferents s\u00e8ries emblem\u00e0tiques de l'artista \u2014The Afronauts, Midnight at the Crossroads, Funmilayo, Mirador i This is What Hatred Did\u2014 que q\u00fcestionen els imaginaris colonials, els relats medi\u00e0tics hegem\u00f2nics i els estereotips que hist\u00f2ricament han encotillat la representaci\u00f3 del continent afric\u00e0.\r\n\r\nLluny d'oferir respostes tancades, aquestes imatges funcionen com a gestos fragmentaris, preguntes visuals obertes que assenyalen els l\u00edmits de la nostra perspectiva. La \u201ccataracta\u201d del t\u00edtol al\u00b7ludeix tant a l'opacitat cultural com al torrent incessant d'imatges que condiciona la nostra percepci\u00f3. En aquest context, acceptar aquest l\u00edmit es converteix en el primer pas per a mirar \u2014i comprendre\u2014 d'una altra manera.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","desc_es":"<div class=\"item text-small\">\r\n\r\n<b>Jueves 18 sep<\/b>: 12 \u2013 20h\r\nA partir de las 12h: inauguraci\u00f3n PRO\r\nA partir de las 18h: inauguraci\u00f3n para todos los p\u00fablicos\r\n<b>Viernes 19 y s\u00e1bado 20 sep<\/b>: 12 \u2013 20h\r\n<b>Domingo 21 sep<\/b>: 11 \u2013 15h\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item\">\r\n\r\n<b>SELTZ by Ritter Ferrer<\/b>\u00a0presenta, con motivo de Barcelona Gallery Weekend, la exposici\u00f3n\u00a0<b>\u00abCataratas\u00bb<\/b>, de la reconocida fot\u00f3grafa y artista visual\u00a0<b>Cristina de Middel\u00a0<\/b>(Alicante, 1975), Premio Nacional de Fotograf\u00eda y expresidenta de Magnum Photos.\r\n\r\nCataratas propone una reflexi\u00f3n cr\u00edtica sobre el modo en que vemos \u2014o creemos ver\u2014 el mundo, particularmente en relaci\u00f3n con \u00c1frica. Una catarata nubla la visi\u00f3n, difumina los contornos y convierte la mirada en un acto incierto. En un presente saturado de im\u00e1genes, donde la fotograf\u00eda ha perdido su aura de verdad para navegar entre la sobreexposici\u00f3n y la sospecha, de Middel apuesta por asumir el desenfoque como parte del proceso creativo.\r\n\r\nLa exposici\u00f3n se articula a trav\u00e9s de una selecci\u00f3n de obras de distintas series emblem\u00e1ticas de la artista \u2014The Afronauts, Midnight at the Crossroads, Funmilayo, Mirador y This is What Hatred Did\u2014 que cuestionan los imaginarios coloniales, los relatos medi\u00e1ticos hegem\u00f3nicos y los estereotipos que hist\u00f3ricamente han encorsetado la representaci\u00f3n del continente africano.\r\n\r\nLejos de ofrecer respuestas cerradas, estas im\u00e1genes funcionan como gestos fragmentarios, preguntas visuales abiertas que se\u00f1alan los l\u00edmites de nuestra perspectiva. La \u201ccatarata\u201d del t\u00edtulo alude tanto a la opacidad cultural como al torrente incesante de im\u00e1genes que condiciona nuestra percepci\u00f3n. En este contexto, aceptar ese l\u00edmite se convierte en el primer paso para mirar \u2014y comprender\u2014 de otro modo.\r\n\r\n<\/div>","desc_en":"<div class=\"item text-small\">\r\n\r\n<b>Thursday sept 18th<\/b>: 12 \u2013 8pm\r\nFrom 12pm: PRO opening\r\nFrom 6pm: opening for all publics\r\n<b>Fiday sept 19th and Saturday 20th<\/b>: 12 \u2013 8pm\r\n<b>Sunday sept 21st<\/b>: 11am \u2013 3pm\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"item\">\r\n\r\n<b>SELTZ by Ritter Ferrer<\/b>\u00a0presents, on the occasion of Barcelona Gallery Weekend, the exhibition\u00a0<b>'Cataratas'<\/b>\u00a0by renowned photographer and visual artist\u00a0<b>Cristina de Middel<\/b>\u00a0(Alicante, 1975), recipient of the National Photography Prize and former president of Magnum Photos.\r\n\r\nCataratas offers a critical reflection on the way we see\u2014or believe we see\u2014the world, particularly in relation to Africa. A cataract clouds vision, blurs outlines, and turns looking into an uncertain act. In a present saturated with images, where photography has lost its aura of truth and now floats between overexposure and suspicion, de Middel embraces blur as part of the creative process.\r\n\r\nThe exhibition is structured around a selection of works from several of the artist\u2019s iconic series\u2014The Afronauts, Midnight at the Crossroads, Funmilayo, Mirador, and This is What Hatred Did\u2014which challenge colonial imaginaries, dominant media narratives, and the stereotypes that have historically constrained the representation of the African continent.\r\n\r\nFar from offering definitive answers, these images act as fragmentary gestures, open visual questions that point to the limits of our perspective. The \u201ccataract\u201d in the title alludes both to cultural opacity and to the relentless torrent of images that shape our perception. In this context, accepting that limit becomes the first step toward seeing\u2014and understanding\u2014differently.\r\n\r\n<\/div>","event_category":103,"event_show_only_own_date":true,"_event_confirmed":true,"_event_public":true,"_event_free":true,"_event_price-min":"","_event_price-max":"","_event_web_ca":"https:\/\/www.barcelonagalleryweekend.com\/expo.php?lang=cat&id=150","_event_web_es":"https:\/\/barcelonagalleryweekend.com\/expo.php?lang=esp&id=150","_event_web_en":"https:\/\/www.barcelonagalleryweekend.com\/expo.php?lang=eng&id=150","event_contact_email":"","event_apply_email":"","is_online_event":false,"is_art_nou_event":false,"is_bgw_event":true,"date_text":"","register_deadline":null,"altres_organitzadors":""},"abe_event_venue":"SELTZ by Ritter Ferrer","abe_event_category":"Exposici\u00f3","start":"2025-09-18 00:00:00","end":"2025-09-21 23:59:00","schedule":"once","schedule_meta":"","frequency":1,"all_day":1,"until":"2025-09-18 00:00:00","include":[],"exclude":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/50217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"occurrences":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/50217\/occurrences"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"event-category","href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category\/103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-venue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-venues?post=50217"},{"taxonomy":"event-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/graf.cat\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-tags?post=50217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}