Epicentro Art Collection Omar

Project Category

Photograpy

Date

2015 - 2021

Artist:

Kirstin Schmitt

German media artist, working with film and photography. Lives since 2006 in Berlin and Havana. After studying Anthropology Kirstin made her Master of Arts in filmmaking at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Germany and EICTV - Escuela international de Cine y TV in Cuba. Schmitt participated at photography master classes by Eli Reed and Bruce Gilden (Magnum photos) and worked 2010-2014 as filmmaking teacher for the Goethe Institute Angola and the journalism university in Luanda. Member of the World Press Photo panel of international nominators.

Her award-winning photographs (1 place Sony world photography award, IPA Award USA, Px3, nominated for the Latin America Professional Award 2020, Winner LAF5-Latin American Fotografia New York etc.) and moving-images have been exhibited internationally at art fairs and festivals (Louvre Museum Paris, Art Basel Miami-Scop art show, Somerset house London, Shanghai International Film Festival, Dok-Leipzig, SIPF-Singapore international photography festival, Lagos Photo or PHOTO VOGUE FESTIVAL etc.). She had solo- and collective exhibitions in both Americas, Africa, Asia and Europa. Her work got published in a variety of international press like TimeLightbox, the guardian, Spiegel, Zeit online, Huffington Post etc.

JUAN ARISTIDES OTAMENDIZ

Juan Aristides Otamendiz based in La Habana and Berlin is an autodidactic Cuban photographer, born 1985 in Havana. His family emigrated in from Haiti to Cuba. His mother was a primary school teacher and his father was an engineer. Juan worked for years as avocado seller, cake supplier, as model and in fashion till he discovered documentary photography. In September 2015 Juan started as the only Afrocuban and non-academic in his year at elite photo-workshops of the “UNEAC-Union Cuban Writers ad Artists” in Havana. Parallel to that Juan began to work as a photo-production assistant. Since 2016 Juan Aristides Otamendiz realized two artist projects together with the German media artist Kirstin Schmitt.

Juan realized photo series in Cuba, Nepal and Germany. His awarded photographs Winner LAF6-Latin American Fotografia 6 in New York, Honorable mention in 6 at IPA-International photography Award, shortlisted for the KOLGA PHOTO AWARD, FELIX SCHOELLER AWARD or the Latin professional Sony world photography Award, has been showcased and published in Cuba, Germany, Austria, Italy, Georgia, New York and at the Addis Foto Festival in Ethiopia or the Photo Vogue Festival 2020 and got nominated for the World press photo National Talents.

work cycle: MUNDO POR DELANTE Giclée print 90 x 60 cm Edition 3 + 2AP 60 × 40 cm Edition 5 + 2AP

series: SERIES CADA CUAL NACE CON SU ESTRELLA. Giclée print 60 × 40 cm Edition 5 + 2AP 45 x 30 cm Edition 5 + 2AP Special edition 60 × 25 cm Edition 10 + 3AP

serie CUENTOS NAUFRAGOS. title Ultimos días de una casa 2020. title El día cuando el sol cae del cielo 2020. title Destino traicionero 2020. Giclée print 60 x 50 cm Edition 3 + 2AP 40 x 35 cm Edition 5 + 2AP

serie ARROZ CON MANGO - EL HOMBRE NUEVO. title: NIGHT FALLS ABOVE JESUS MARIA 2015. Giclée print 90 x 60cm cm Edition 3 + 2AP 60 × 40 cm Edition 5 + 2AP

serie ARROZ CON MANG. title: HOLLYWOOD ROJO 2015. Giclée print 60 x 40 cm Edition 3 + 2AP 45 x 30 cm Edition 5 + 2AP

Marc Omar: info@epicentroart.com

KIRSTIN SCHMITT & JUAN A. OTAMENDIZ

USA, GEORGI, FRANCE: International Photography Awards, Photographie Paris, IPA-International Photography Awards...

LA HABANA / BERLIN