Born in Gipuzkoa (Spain) in 1977, I have been fascinated by horror cinema and literature since my childhood, which has influenced later on my written works and photographs of emotional and expressionist quality, contributing in some way to the feeling I have towards victims. This is also why I am a vegan by ethics and conviction. With my writings, photographs, videos and body and vocal performances, activities to which I now dedicate my time and influenced not only by these disciplines but also by many other types of artistic expression such as cinema and music, I try to portray my surroundings as well as my persona in order to see myself from the outside and learn to manipulate my life, combining my most personal work with the commercial one, where the self-portraits and the sexuality, feeling very interested in queer theories, occupy remarkable places.
EDUCATION
-1997-1999: Higher National Diploma in Film & Video (School of Film & Video, Andoain, Gipuzkoa, www.escivi.com).
-1999-2006: Photography Degree (IEFC Institute of Photographic Studies of Catalonia, Barcelona, www.iefc.cat/es).
Specializing in:
- Antique Printing Techniques
-Polaroid Manipulation Techniques
-Writing about Photography (criticism and texts inspired by images)
-Surroundings, Image & Creation (Creative Photography)
-Commercial Still Life
Final Year Project:
-”Memories of the Future”, a project in the form of a book with photographs stitched to the pages accompanied by texts. This series of photographs is included in my web page.
-2008: Multimedia Technician (School of Film & Video, Andoain, Gipuzkoa, www.escivi.com)
-2009: Course in Cinematography (School of Film & Video, Andoain, Gipuzkoa, www.escivi.com)
-2006: Graduated in History of Art (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain, www.uned.es)
EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS
-Photographic collaborator for the magazine "La otra cara", edited by "Fundació Salut i Comunitat", Generalitat de Catalunya, in 2000.
-Participant in the first edition of the magazine "Fotonit" edited by the collective Llumforn in 2004
-Participant in the exhibition “La mirada de los jóvenes” in Sonimagfoto 2007, promoted by IEFC (www.sonimagfoto.com)
-Photographs selected in 2008 for the A.I.A.M. Project (Independent Association of Multimedia Artists, www.aiamproject.com)
-Four series of photographs selected in 2008 as permanent virtual exhibitions in Foto Aleph (www.fotoaleph.com)
-Regular contributor for the magazine of experimental art and design Belio Magazine (www.beliomagazine.com), selected for one of its articles for its 10th anniversary and taken part in their touring exhibition around Europe between 2009-2010.
From the 17th of July to the 17th of August: Apetit Gallery (Bilbao)
From the 11th of September to the 3rd of October: Neurotitan + Box32 (Berlin)
From the 5th to the 22th of November: Miscelanea + Ras (Barcelona)
From the 3rd to the 27th of December: Espacio 8 (Madrid)
From the 11th of February to the 11th of April: La Nau Del CCCE L'Escorxador (Alicante)
-Photographs selected by Consultores de Arte S.A. to be included in ZOOM, The First Private Contemporary Photographic Auction in Guatemala, and published in their catalogue, 2009
-Creative writer and regular columnist in the independent electronic publication of opinion and news Tenemos la palabra between the years 2009-2011 (www.tenemoslapalabra.com)
-Photograph of the Tupperware pub included in the Tenth Edition of the Schmap Madrid Guide, 2010. (www.schmap.com)
-Collaboration in the multimedia project "The Gilgamesh Project" in August 2010
-Photographs published on issue 13 of "Area Zinc" Magazine in August 2011, created by Conrado Rafael Maletá & Naama Sarid, founders of "The Collective & The Collection" with the purpose of sharing the works of international artists, Madrid-Tel Aviv (www.area-zinc.com)
-Photographs featured on Belio Magazine official website and Flickr page for They Live, We Rise project in September 2011 (www.beliomagazine.com)
-"The beginning of a new age": Guest solo exhibitor, based on self-portraits, at Sant Carles de la Ràpita's "Artistic Fortnight", Catalonia, in September 2011
-"Double Standards", erotic photography solo exhibition at the erotic social area ConSentido, Madrid, in October 2011 (www.consentido.org)
-Took part as a representative from the Gaudi Art Gallery (Madrid) in Affordable Art Fair, Brussels, 9-12 February 2012
-Participant in the collective exhibition arranged by "The Collective & The Collection" with Naama and Conrado Sarid-Maleta as curators in the Bat-Yam Art Gallery, Israel, from 26th April to 20th May 2012
-Collaborator on the collective project The Art to React, exhibited at the "Artistic Fortnight" in Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Catalonia, in September 2012
-Participant in the collective exhibition Camera con vista arranged by "The Collective & The Collection" in b>gallery, Rome, from 7th to 21st June 2013
-Más allá del desnudo, erotic photography solo exhibition at the sex-shop La Juguetería Erotic Toys, Donostia, from June to July 2014
-10 self-portraits published in the no.2 of the magazine foto y foto, June 2014
-Texts published in the digital magazine Universo Letra, 2014
-Thelema, text published in the no.9 of the magazine Anormal revista literaria, August 2014
-Self-nudes published in the no.7 of the magazine Arouse, October 2014 (www.mambomag.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Sensaciones y Sentidos, October 2014 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Microterrores, October 2014 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Inspiraciones nocturnas, February 2015 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Photograph included in the Dreamers Collection (page 33) and presented at the Louvre Museum, Paris, on July 13, 2015
-Micro-story published in the anthology Porciones del alma, septiembre de 2015 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Inspiraciones nocturnas II, October 2015 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Microfantasías, November 2015 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Erotismo en estado puro, December 2015 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Microterrores, December 2015 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Otoño e invierno, January 2016 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Breves Heroicidades II, February 2016 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology El Búnker Z, May 2016 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Sensaciones y Sentidos III, August 2016 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Escritores al alba, October 2016 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Photograph chosen by Diamanda Galás, made during the concert of October 2016 at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, to promote the theme La Llorona and to sell it signed from her website (www.diamandagalas.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Pluma, tinta y papel V, December 2016 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Microrrelatos por Nepal, May 2017 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Microfantasías II, May 2017 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Pluma, tinta y papel VI, July 2017 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Interview about ethics in shock-art for the radio program El Centinela del Misterio, broadcast on Metropolitan Radio España, FM Madrid Area and IVOOX: www.ivoox.com/19913597
-Micro-story published in the anthology Inspiraciones nocturnas IV, August 2017 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Escritores al alba II, October 2017 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Inspiraciones nocturnas V, March 2018 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Microterrores IV, April 2018 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Contributor and writer since March 2018 for the digital magazine of opinion and freethinking Disidencias (disidencias.net)
-Micro-story published in the anthology Microfantasías III, May 2018 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
-Self-portrait exhibited during the Affordable Art Week, New York, from March 27 to 31, 2019, in the exhibition space of See.Me and during the party they organized in the Jane Hotel (www.see.me)
-Photograph digitally exhibited in the S/HE PERSISTED exhibition, organized by See.Me (www.see.me) and taken place at The Bandit Space, New York (www.thebandit.com), from March 4 to 26, 2020
-Micro-story published in the special anthology edition Pluma, tinta y papel, April 2020 (www.diversidadliteraria.com)
Do not hesitate to contact me to offer me a custom-made project or enquire about purchasing my work.
GO VEGAN!!!
NOTE: The photographs and texts in this web made by me, Josu Sein, are under the Creative Commons License "Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0"