Ana Casas Broda | |
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| Born | 1965 Granada, Spain |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 1983 to present |
| Children | 2 sons |
Ana Casas Broda (born 1965) is a Mexican photographer. [1] [2] She is known for her work Kinderwunsch (2013) which, created over seven years, [3] explored "the joys and woes of motherhood, from sonograms and childbirth to playful adventures with her two sons". [2]
Casas was born in 1965 in Granada, Spain. [4] Her father was Spanish and her mother was Austrian [5] and her first language was German. [4] Her grandmother was a photographer whose photographs inspired Broda. [5] Throughout her childhood, Casas moved back and forth between Spain and Austria. [6] Her parents had a "broken marriage," which would later motivate Casas to "heal the old wounds" in her new family. [2] In 1974, Broda and her mother moved to Mexico City. [6]
She attended Casa de las Imágenes, Escuela Activa de Fotografía, the National University of Mexico, and the National School of Anthropology and History, studying photography, painting, and history. [7] Broda began specializing in photography in 1983. [7]
From 1989 to 1993, when she returned to Mexico City, she lived in Vienna and Madrid. [6] Until 2002, she stayed in Vienna for periods of time to take care of her grandmother. [6] Casas lives in Mexico City. [4] She has two sons. [4]
Over the course of seven years, [3] Broda created, Kinderwunsch (2013), a photo series exploring the theme of motherhood. [8]
In 2013 she listed Robert Frank, Hannah Wilke, and Elinor Carucci as among her influences. [4]
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