BIO
Raúl Hidalgo (1979) is a photographer from Barcelona. He always works in analogue and loves the whole process of chemical photography. He specializes in portraits and his work is intimate with poetic undertones. Much of his visual aesthetic is inspired by cinema and painting.
Many his portraits are of the LGBTQ+ community, artists and friends, exploring themes of identity, gender, acceptance and empowerment.
One of his most notable projects, “shot by shot”, is an ongoing series of portraits honoring photographers and film directors such as Sakiko Nomura, Jonas Mekas, Isabel Coixet, Greg Gorman, Colita, and Bob Gruen.
His work has been published in various fashion and art magazines and he has mounted numerous exhibitions in diverse formats, which have featured in many renowned photography festivals.
One of his audiovisual works, “Alquimia del dolor” (Alchemy of Pain) is held in the permanent collection of XCèntric (The Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona).
In 2021 Raúl launched his most personal project “desde el silencio” (From the Silence), which visually portrays the progressive and unstoppable loss of his hearing. Twenty photos from this series were acquired by the National Photography Archive of Catalonia in 2022.
In December 2021 he was awarded the SIGMA Vision prize for his project “la casa de la portera”.
CURRICULUM
-“La casa de la portera” (The house of the Caretaker) collective exhibition “the wind blows waves in all directions” for europride in Valletta (Malta) 8.23/10.23
-“ODD Besties” Collective Exhibition, ODD ephemeral gallery, Barcelona 10/23.
-“L’orgull entra a cassa” curated collective exhibition within the pride of Terrassa programming in “la Casa Alegre de Sagrera” Terrasa, 06-23/09-23.
-“La casa de la portera” (The house of the caretaker) installation/exhibition at the Candy Gallery in Barcelona 06-23/09-23.
-“La casa de la portera” (The House of the Caretaker) Exhibition in the Pati Llimona Cultural Centre of Barcelona, 12/2022-1/2023.
-“La casa de la portera” Exhibition in la Casa Alegre de Sagrera, Terrassa, as part of the photography festival EMOTIVA, 11/2022.
-“Desde el silencio” (From the Silence) Exhibition in the Can Castell Art Centre, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona. 10/2022-1/2023.
-“La casa de la portera” Exhibition in the Museum of the Mediterranean of Torroella de Montgri, as part of Revela’t International Photography Festival, 10/2022.
-“Desde el silencio” runner up prize in Luminic festival of Sant Cugat del Valles , Barcelona, 2022.
-“Desde el silencio” Project selected for the permanent collection of the National Archive of Catalonia, 2022
-“Desde el silencio” Exhibition in large format on the exterior of the Central Market of Castellón de la Plana as part of the photography festival IMAGINARIA, 2022.
-Winner of the SIGMA21 prize for “La casa de la portera”, 12/2021
-Selected for FOC 2021 (Photography Cultural Observatory), Castellón de la Plana.
-“Desde el silencio” Exhibition in Revela’t Festival in Casa Golferichs, Barcelona, 2021
- “Dune y Virgina” – self-published limited-edition fanzine, 2021
-“Alquimia del dolor” (Alchemy of Pain) selected for the permanent collection in the Xcentric of CCCB (The Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona)
-Visual Experiments (the treatment of photos with corrosives, chemicals and paint) for WARA Live in MIRA, Digital Arts Festival, of Barcelona, 2018
- “A la oscuridad” (To the darkness) Exhibition in the Antic Teatre of Barcelona, 2017
-Selected for the Festival de Sitges in 2014 for his documentary “GOTICA”