Jorge Yeregui

Jorge Yeregui (b. 1975, Santander) studied architecture at the University of Seville, and later went on to become a teacher in the School of Architecture at the University of Málaga.

Yeregui explores ways of building and representing landscapes, proposing a reflection on perception and the way we construct our knowledge of our surroundings. His projects transcend the aesthetic of landscape photography and highlight the confluence of the natural, cultural and social factors that condition it.

His interpretation of landscapes has evolved at the same time as man’s relationship with his surroundings has progressed. At the moment, his way of seeing landscapes is undergoing a notable transformation from discovery to recognition, to the point that it has become almost impossible for him to consider them with an innocent gaze.

Yeregui received awards at the Beca de Artes Plásticas Fundación Botín in 2015, Beca Casa Velázquez in 2013-2014 and the Premio Internacional de Fotografía Contemporánea Pilar Citoler 2011 with a work belonging to the series Minimal Landscapes, which the judges concluded “conforms a conceptual exploration regarding the symbolic value that nature adheres in the contemporary city”. He has also received several scholarships for Beca de Residencia de la Academia de España, Roma, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores and the Colegio de España en París, Ministry of Culture. His solo exhibitions have included those at Tabacalera Promoción del Arte, Madrid; Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Sevilla; Centro de Fotografía de la Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca; Centro José Guerrero, Granada and Colegio de España en Paris.

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