Susana Sanromán

suffer from devastating pandemics that are mainly caused by human action, such as intensive farming and the destruction of eco-systems. The death tolls experienced by such creatures are far worse than the ones humans do. It may sound absurd, but if human suffering is compared with non-human suffering, humans really ought to consider themselves lucky.

It is in this spirit, acknowledging how fortunate we are and embracing the positive possibilities that the new normal has brought about, that this exhibition has been curated: the restrictions imposed by Covid19 have not been perceived as limitations, but as an invitation to the exploration of new forms of remote collaborations that allow us to make, offer, and share art both locally and globally.

ARTISTS:  Marie-Louise Jones, Vanja Karas, Eleanor Pearce, Susana Sanroman, The Lake Twins, Iluá Hauck da Silva, Rigulio Graak, Meriliis Rinne, Mia-Jane Harris, Alina Gavrielatos.

CURATED BY: Rigulio Graak, Iluá Hauck da Silva, Art Week Estonia / Andra Orn.

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Where: Pärnu Pildikoda, Rüütli 16 (Nikolai Str corner)
When: 21-25 Jul
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ART WEEK ESTONIA

Sanromán will perform during  the 2021 Estonian Aart Week. The performance reflects on two highly topical issues: the Covid 19 pandemic and the effect of pollution on the environment.

The performance reflects on two highly topical issues that have put our daily future in check: the Covid 19 pandemic and the effect of pollution on the environment. Both in different ways force us to rethink our role in the global society to which we belong. The reality we live in has become alien, strange, and even incongruous. The daily images that we see of health personnel covered from top to bottom, and the streets with their passersby wearing masks, seem to come out of a futuristic and apocalyptic movie, which has become our reality. The performance embodys this new reality, sequences suddenly happen one after another. While walking around the city and visiting the events of art week, artist uses the surprise effect to dislodge the viewers, seeking to distance them from the obvious and force them to reflect on what is happening. The piece has a surreal character and can, at times, border on the absurd. The conclusion, if any, I leave it to the free interpretation of the audience.

Festival Theme: Thread of Life - The Absurdity of Time

The event’s title refers to well-known Estonian surrealist Ilmar Malin’s exhibition ‘Thread of Life’, curated by his son Jaan Malin, a.k.a. Luulur (1960). Jaan Malin is an Estonian poet, artist, curator, writer, editor and publisher who focuses on surrealist creativity and is serving as the curator of performing arts at Art Week Pärnu in 2021.

Susana Sanromán is interviewed by Rigulio Graak. This interview is part of a series of talks on the WABGNET Global tour. Sanromán shows us his work techniques and tells us about his creation process
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Susana Sanromán is represented
by Siger Gallery

Affordable Art Fair

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1 Republic Blvd
 Singapore 038975
 21-24 Nov 2019

CATALOGUE 

Hone your photographic style while discovering how to plan, edit and present your own photo project

Explore your own personal photographic style to use in your photographic practice in this four-week hands-on workshop. The output for the workshop is open ended - you can choose to develop your ideas into an exhibition, book or blog! You will receive guidance from art photographer Susana Sanromán on working your ideas into a cohesive project and tips on experimenting with photographic concepts, techniques, and layouts. From brainstorming to action, kick-start your photo project and build up a creative body of work while learning the theory and practicalities of planning, editing, printing and presentation. DSLR required.

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Wednesday, 11 September 2019 
Wednesday, 18 September 2019 
Wednesday, 25 September 2019 
Wednesday, 2 October 2019 

10.30 – 17.00
Digital Studio SC

Tickets cost £320.00 - £400.00
​Booking is essential

'Moving Silently' is a  collection of silent shorts, curated by Veronica Shimanovskaya and produced by Ephemereye Art

The program will be accompanied by the Club Foot Modern Machines live orchestra, with Richard Marriott & Ensemble performing Metropolis' original scores.

Richard Marriott - Winds & Electronics, Alisa rose - Violin
Gino Robair - Percussion, Kymry ESainko - Piano & Keyboards
Matt Heckert - Machines, Kal Spelletich - Machines
Shannon O’Hare  & Obtainium Works - Machines

Ephemereye

Empress Theatre
20th July at 4pm
330 Virginia St,
Vallejo, California
94590

Sanromán's new series 'Present Imperfect, Future Tense' has been selected for NordArt 2019.
Since 1999 the NordArt has established itself as one of the largest exhibitions of contemporary art in Europe.

From the series 'Present Imperfect, Future Tense'  ©Susana Sanromán

Exhibition details
Miniscule Venice  is taking place in Venice as part of the satellite programme of the 58th International Art Exhibition the Venice Biennale. The show could be regarded as a bijou sociological experiment; over 100 artists have taken up the invitation to submit a diminutive art object of any genre or media but with one simple proviso: the maximum size of the work is that of the common matchbox; 2” by 1.5”.
Thinking small and making small is a unique position and while some artists specialise in the miniature or reductive ideas and might consider it a regular part of their creative output, many more do not. For most of the artists participating in Miniscule, the format is an intriguing challenge; a stimulus or provocation; potentially a playful distraction from their standard artistic practice. 
This diverse exhibition presents carefully considered, imaginative but seriously tiny, fragile art objects – an exquisite mass of breeding minisculism. As curator Vanya Balogh describes “Here we will find a toy-box destruction derby of high-concept in abject competition, a kaleidoscope cross-cut of current making and thinking but one set in an equal arena, although admittedly it may be biased towards the ‘less is more’ camp. Is an object to be judged by its size? Does size really matter? Can we say that the London Eye has more impact on the art world than a bicycle wheel?”

Submissions were judged by Mike Trow, curator, editor and chair of the Professional competition of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards.

"Contemporary art photography is a tricky beast. What makes a photo story an art piece or something that stands alone? There are a myriad of theories but for me, and I hope you may feel something the same, the best art photography challenges norms and forces us to confront notions of existence and history, of uncomfortable sexuality, of the nature of liberty or repression and a myriad of ideas that photography can shine a light on," says Trow.

He goes on to say that he thinks the pieces chosen here give a roundup of where he feels contemporary photography succeeds. "Some of the selected works are by established artists and others not so much, but they all have a view of reality that gives us genuine food for thought. I know I may have missed many worthy pieces and to those artists who feel aggrieved, I apologize. But my choices here reflect some of my beliefs and a desire to broaden my understanding of the medium. Some are deeply emotional, dealing with notions of personal surveillance, others are about the body,  science and just the bizarre imagination made real. I hope this selection causes some debate - and it's legitimate to disagree with the choices. But I also hope this gallery manages to avoid cliche and is visually vibrant and stimulating - and also witty.  "The works all speak to me in different ways, very much in the way we like different music at different times and depending on the emotional state we are in.
 
Trow finds that to be able to look through so much work from around the world, by photographers who believe in what they do, think deeply about what it is they want to say and then to be able to execute the ideas so well is a privilege: "I found it very challenging mentally to have to make decisions on such personal work. The process of editing down made me question much about what is to like something and why. I like all the submissions here very much and because they are quite varied I have no particular favorite. But Der Greif is such an excellent and brave magazine to bring this work to the fore. It creates debate and gives great value to modern photography outside of our daily diet of retouched perfection and throw away images. They work with so many terrific curators and artists and I am fortunate to be a small part of this. Doing this gallery in conjunction with the World Photography Organisation will, I hope,l bring this work to a wider global audience and drive artists to push and experiment more with their practice."

Text: World Photography Organisation

Link: World Photography Organisation - Curated selection

Sat 24 Nov - WOMEN IN VISUAL ARTS BIENNIAL 2018

Carolina Nunez Roca and Vanesa Cejudo Mejias discuss the Women in Visual Arts Biennial 2018 at the County Hall Gallery in London, presented by Brit Es Magazine and MAV Mujeres Visuales and showing creations made by women artists and art professionals both in Spain and internationally. Participating artist-photographer Susana Sanromán, talks about her contribution and her ecologically focused series of large pictures on water, her book Dystopia and The Things We Leave Behind  exhibition at the Leica Gallery, Bank until Jan 2019.

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