Fernando Montiel Klint. Doubernard (detalle)
Ciudad de México, 2012–2014
Impresion digital ● Diapositivas

Fernando Montiel Klint. Doubernard
Ciudad de México, 2012–2014
Impresion digital ● Diapositivas

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Doubernard

I have no memories, and I can only recognize myself through photographs among those who never knew me. Looking for answers in family albums, I discovered the power that images have of keeping people alive. And so I construct and assert the fictions and foundations of my own existence—of what was, what could have been, and maybe even what really is. Seeing repetitive habits and rituals in these albums makes me develop new attachments to this familiar imaginary.

Fernando Montiel Klint

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Mexico City, 1978. Studied at the Escuela Activa de Fotografía and participated in the Seminario de Fotografía Contemporánea at the Centro de la Imagen. His work has been shown in France, Chile, Ukraine, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, the United States, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand, and several other countries. He has received awards, including being selected for the Singapore International Photography Festival 2012, the purchase prize of the XXVI Arte Joven 2006, an honorable mention at the XII Bienal de Fotografía in Mexico, the purchase prize of the Gran Premio Omnilife 2001, an honorable mention at the International Photography Awards, and the Fonca's Jóvenes Creadores grant (2004-05). His work has been shown at the last six Photography Biennale in Mexico. His books of photographs include Sinapsis (2013) and Cementerio de elefantes (2012), which was nominated for best photo book by Feature Shoot. His work forms part of the collection of the Wittliff, the Guangdong Museum of Art, Siofok 320, the Fototeca Nacional del INAH, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo en Chile, Nave Ka and the Museo de Arte Moderno de Aguascalientes. He currently lives in Mexico City and is the co-director of Klint and Photo.

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