Ana Casas Broda

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Ana Casas Broda
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Born1965 (age 59–60)
Granada, Spain
NationalityMexican
OccupationPhotographer
Years active1983 to present
Children2 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]

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Life and work

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]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ "The 7 best things at PHotoEspaña 2015". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sex and Revolution in Latin American Photography". American Photo. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. 1 2 Ana Casas Broda. "Kinderwunsch". anacasasbroda.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Phillips, Sarah (2013-01-10). "Ana Casas Broda's best photograph: kids, Crayons and a naked figure". The Guardian . Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  5. 1 2 Natsou, Sofia. "Ana Casas Broda: Photographing The Circle of Lov". The Culture Trip. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Ana Casas Broda. "Resume in brief". anacasasbroda.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  7. 1 2 "Artist Talk - The Photographers' Gallery". The Photographers' Gallery. Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  8. ↑ Bright, Susan. "Motherhood Reimagined by Susan Bright". Time . Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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