An African settlement from Ghana and its people inspired Spanish photographer David Maroto (Madrid, 1972) to conceive the series of portraits that are presently being exhibited at Madrid’s utopic_Gallery. Las sonrisas de Akatsi can be visited through the coming Thursday. African sounds and rhythms composed by musician Diego Ain give atmosphere to thehall, and the pictures are complemented by screenings.
“What caught my eye in Africa –Maroto says– was the purity of smiles and emotional quality of its people.” In this essay, the photographer tells us stories through three kinds of compositions: the screening of articulated portraits in which the processes of an emotion are shown; portraits of different emotional states taken to the most important figures of the village; as well as diptych and triptych (portrait, detail and atmosphere where everything takes place) that make up a story.
This showcase has benefic objectives, since part of the profits obtained from the sales of pictures will be funding a cooperation project in Akatsi. Likewise, the profits obtained after selling two of the pictures (pieces 10 and 11) will fund and educative project in Tibet, through Be Forget.
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Concepcion Jeronima, 22, 28012 Madrid
Source:Press release
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