xabier astigarraga

xabier astigarraga

London, United Kingdom
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xabier astigarraga

xabier astigarraga

London, United Kingdom
About me
I believe that Photography is much more than clicking oval-shape shutters, framed, processed, labelled and hung images, magazine covers or Facebook profiles. Photographic images encapsulate knowledge, emotion, experience, emotions and feelings, and for this simple reason it must open to all other disciplines and practices, not only artistic. I believe that absolute interdisciplinary collaboration is the path that will lead the photographic practice in the future. As a photographer I am not mainly concerned with the technical capabilities of my camera and software, but with the limits the medium, in its whole, presents. Photography is the ideal tool to communicate everything, because human beings think and speak with images; and photography can create them. As an artist I explore the limits of photography and constantly search for different solutions to the same given problem. I define myself as a creative, experimental and out-of-the-box artist that uses Photography.
Projects
  • Theatre_
    Theatre_What is a Photography? What does Photography stand for? Are all images Photographies? Are all Photographies images? Does Photography have a real value and use? An image that you cannot see, is it still an image? Are there limits to Photography? And if so, which and why? Does a picture always allude to a seizable concept? Questions, only questions, because questions really matter. Answers, not many answers. Photography is a newborn open circle, pretending to have found its true identity. But it
  • Cliché_
    Cliché_A little town once occupied by German soldiers; part of the Atlantic Wall with hundreds of concrete bunkers, historical exchange port between the Iberic peninsula and the rest of Europe, refuge to thousands of Spanish anarchists and communist after the Civil War, home to many smugglers during the Spanish dictatorship, summer destination to the European aristocracy in the early 20th century… And nowadays favorite summer holiday destination to many middle class tourists and home to thousands of Spanish people escaping from abusive housing prices. Hendaye is an idilic emplacement full of history and controversy. During the year while totally deserted, despite the extremely busy summer, the innards show off their authentic beauty. Solitude, individualism, melancholy, sincerity, brutality, memory…
Skills
  • Advertising
  • Marketing PR
  • Visual Arts
  • Art Photography
  • Commercial Photography
  • Retouching
  • Design
  • Indesign
  • Photoshop
  • Communication Design
  • Communication and Media
  • Communication and Brand Strategy
Education
    BA(Hons) Photography
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    Fine Arts Photography
    Professional Photography
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