Invited to the International Photography Festival El Fotómetro in Quito - Ecuador
For the fifth consecutive year, the Metropolitan Institute of Design (La Metro) presents with the Photographic Design Career, the largest Traveling Photography Festival ever held in the country, El Fotómetro, a space dedicated to Photography that will bring together important references and the best work done by students of the career throughout their training, we will have:
* Exhibitions
* Workshops
* Academic Colloquiums
* Urban Interventions
* Contemporary Mexican film screenings
And much more, come to FotóMetro! You can't miss it!
Exhibitions
Contemporary Art Center
Starting May 4, 2016, this space will be used for exhibitions with themes related to journalism in Latin America and photo-documentaries with works by major agencies and their respective representatives.
Exhibitions of International Photographers
* Mexican Agency CUARTOSCURO: With the presence of Director Pedro Valtierra: 40 photographs on the political and social situation in Mexico.
* Rubén Espinoza: Posthumous exhibition on violence against journalists in Mexico.
Exhibition of National Photographers
Felipe Jácome, Diego Pallero, Luis Astudillo
Winners of the Photojournalism for Peace Award "Juan Antonio Serrano".
City Museum
From May 11, 2016, this space will address issues related to con temporary and fashion photography.
Exhibition of National and International Photographers
Contemporary Photography
Luis González Palma: One of the great contemporary photographers of Guatemala.
Morfi Jiménez: Peruvian photographer, winner of the first prize of the prestigious "Hasselblad Masters Award" in 2008, who recently gave a lecture at La Metro.
Aaron Sosa: Venezuelan photographer.
Colombian collective NICTOFILIA.
Sara Roitman: Photographer of Israeli / Chilean nationality residing in Ecuador.
Leonor Jurado: Who obtained her Master in Fine Arts at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Photographs of La Metro Students
Fashion Photography
Juan Pablo Merchan: One of the most influential photographers born in Cuenca.
William Kano: A reference of fashion photography, born in Medellin, currently resides in Argentina.
Gonzalo Pepe: Another of the great referents of fashion photography, from Argentina.
Metropolitan Institute of Design
The best works of the year of the students of the photographic design career will be presented at La Metro, together with the result of the productions for community outreach workshops, within the framework of the Metro Design Week.
Start date:
May 4 to June 19, 2016
Admission:
Free Admission
Venues
La Metro, Iberia E14-60 and Ladrón de Guevara, La Vicentina,
Contemporary Art Center: Montevideo and Luis Dávila (Former Military Hospital).
City Museum: García Moreno E1-47 and Rocafuerte.
Source: La Metro
