Cristina de Middel

CRISTINA DE MIDDEL (Alicante, 1975).
"Party. Collector's edition of 2013.
Edition of 25, copy 3/25.
Original photograph (pigment copy) signed and numbered by the author in closed case.
Winner of the award for best photobook of the year in the international category at PhotoEspaña 2014.
Measurements: 11 x 14 cm.

The photobook Party was conceived by Cristina after an initial trip to China in 2012, undertaken for the sole purpose of reacting photographically to whatever captured her attention, without prior analysis. She returned with a vast series of images whose only common denominator was her own astonishment, making classification difficult. To shape this work, Cristina used the structure of Mao's Little Red Book (the ancient "Bible" of the Chinese people) to create a particular narrative about China today. The artist adapted this historical political statement to the 21st century by censoring and hiding outdated parts of the text and highlighting redesigned phrases that, she believes, offer a more accurate portrayal of the country today.Beginning of the form.

Cristina de Middel is an internationally recognized Spanish documentary photographer and artist. After working as a photojournalist, she has become known for her artistic style that fuses reality and fiction, questioning the nature of photographic truth. She was named president of the Magnum Agency in 2022 and in 2017 won Spain's National Photography Award. She also received the 2024 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord.