
The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera / Dorothea Lange
30 January 2008
invited guest: Luis Jorge Gallegos

La atracción del circo
La magia del circo es y ha sido representada de mil maneras. En escultura, en pintura, en cine y en fotografía. Principalmente en lo visual. Ya que el circo tiene miles de formas de ser caracterizado, que en realidad podría serlo en todo lo imaginable. Es por eso que abordar el tema se complicaba, porque sabía que existían muchos trabajos principalmente fotográficos, muy importantes. Por lo que sería complejo iniciar la incursión sin repetirme en lo ya existente.

You will have the complete text by Luis Jorge Gallegos in Castellano. This is just a short summary in English: The magic of the circus has been depicted in art in several ways- in sculpture, painting, film and photography. It was therefore quite difficult to find a way to treat the subject – there are so many important photographs already existing. I decided to fragmentize the circus acts in my photographic interpretation. I want to present images not too explicit or obvious, but rather a fragment of reality, something that is not self-evident. You may call it minimalism. The photos presented here are a result of many months work and this is the first time they are shown in public. /Ulf


Por lo que decidí fragmentar fotográficamente los actos circenses, como todo aquello existente y característico del mismo circo, por dos razones básicas. Por un lado presentar imágenes y que, lo que observaras en ellas no fuera explicito, que fuera un trozo de realidad de algo creemos que es, pero no es, simplemente, nos imaginamos sin certeza, más que los recuerdos de los símbolos del inconsciente y eso nos permita imaginar, reacción natural que provoca la esencia y la magia del circo, pero en fotografías.




I live in Mexico City and have studied photography in various schools in Mexico. I have also held many exhibitions and my photos have been published in newspapers and magazines. I have recently finished a book with interviews of photojournalists from various countries who have worked in Mexico. I am planning to publish the “Circo” project in the near future. Apart from that I am working on a book about photojournalists of the 19th century in Mexico City
27 January, 2008
Luis Jorge Gallegos / fotógrafo
(invited by ulf fågelhammar)