Cristina de Middel

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Cristina de Middel
Born1975 (age 49–50)
Known forPhotography
Notable workThe Afronauts
AwardsPublication – International Center of Photography Infinity Award
2013 The Afronauts
Website www.lademiddel.com

Cristina de Middel (born 1975) is a Spanish documentary photographer and artist living and working in Uruapan, Mexico. [1] [2] She is a full member of Magnum Photos and her work is held in the Tate collection. [3]

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Life and work

De Middel spent ten years working as a photojournalist at a Spanish newspaper. She left in 2012 to pursue personal projects. [4] [5]

She self-published The Afronauts in 2012, a photobook about the short-lived Zambian space program in Southern Africa. The book explored the history of the failed 1960s space program through staged re-enactments, challenging "viewers' perceptions about what's real and what's not." [6] [7] [8] [9] She was nominated for the 2013 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize for The Afronauts. [10]

In 2017 she became a nominee member of Magnum Photos and in 2022 became a full member. [11] [12] In June 2022, she became the first Spaniard to be elected president of Magnum. [13]

In Journey to the Center (2024), De Middel documented the caravans of migrants who travelled through Mexico from its southern border with Guatemala to Felicity, a small town in California. [14]

Publications

Publications by De Middel

Publications about de Middel

Awards

Exhibitions

Collections

De Middel's work is held in the following permanent collection:

References

  1. ↑ "Cristina de Middel". Vogue.it. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ↑ ""The Afronauts" exhibition at Quai1: Cristina de Middel". Lanewgallery.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Cristina de Middel born 1975". Tate. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Smyth, Diane. "Excess exposed by Cristina de Middel and Bruno Morais - 1854 Photography". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cristina de Middel is on a quest to photograph the fantastical". Huck. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Kermeliotis, Teo (2 May 2013). "Afronauts: Fictional photos recall forgotten Zambian space program". CNN. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Davies, Lucy (8 June 2014). "Cristina de Middel: The Afronauts". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. ↑ O'Hagan, Sean (14 April 2013). "How photographers joined the self-publishing revolution". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cristina De Middel : The Mongonauts". The New York Times . Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  10. 1 2 Courtesy of the artist and the Photographers' Gallery, London (26 November 2012). "Deutsche Börse photography prize: 2013 shortlist – in pictures". The Guardian . Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Cristina de Middel • Magnum Photos". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cristina de Middel • Magnum Photos Magnum Photos". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  13. ↑ Morales, Manuel (1 July 2022). "La fotógrafa Cristina de Middel, primera española en ocupar la presidencia de Magnum" [The photographer Cristina de Middel, the first Spaniard to occupy the presidency of Magnum]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  14. 1 2 Adams, Tim (21 February 2021). "The big picture: Cristina de Middel's fantastical take on the migrant story". The Observer. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Cristina de Middel". Icp.org. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "PhotoEspaña Discovery Award". British Journal of Photography. 161 (7826). Apptitude Media: 7. 2014.
  17. ↑ "Close Enough: New Perspectives from 12 Women Photographers of Magnum". International Center of Photography. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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