Miguel Trillo

MIGUEL TRILLO (Jimena de la Frontera, Cádiz, 1953).
Untitled, series "Catwalks", New York, 2023.
Photograph.
Signed and dated on the back.
With inscription "Expo Equidistancias 2024" on the back.
Measurements: 60 x 40 cm; 63 x 43 cm (frame).

Miguel Trillo's "Pasarelas" series is one of the most representative and iconic projects of this Spanish photographer, known for his extensive documentation of youth culture and urban subcultures. The concept of the series is a re-reading of the term "catwalk", but instead of a high fashion show, Trillo turns the street into the main stage. We can see how Trillo does not photograph professional models, but real young people from different urban tribes (punks, mods, rockers, goths, etc.) and from different parts of Spain and the world. The real protagonist is street fashion as a form of expression of identity.

Miguel Trillo stands as one of the indisputable references of contemporary Spanish photography, recognized for his exhaustive documentation of youth culture and urban subcultures. Due to the solidity of his career and his international repercussion, he is considered one of the most outstanding figures in his field. During the 1980s, at the height of the Movida Madrileña, Trillo made its anonymous protagonists his primary focus. In the early nineties, he broadened his gaze to portray Spanish youth in small provincial capitals. His work has been exhibited in prestigious venues such as the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid and the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo in Seville. His work is also part of important public and private collections in Spain, including those of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid and the Foto Colectania Foundation in Barcelona.