Manel Esclusa I Codina

Place: Vic

Born: 1952

Biography:

Manel Esclusa (born 13 April 1952, Vic, Catalonia) is a Catalan photographer and Professor of Photography at the Eina School in Barcelona and the Institute of Photographic Studies of Catalonia. Since 1979 his photographic series, Venezia, Sulla lepsis Ships, Urbs night and Aiguallum pose a reflection on the urban landscape and night scene, night exploring the reality of cities, spaces and objects from their hidden and anonymous to those architectural elements are illuminated perceived as symbols of a city. He has received several awards, including the LAUS/ADGFAD Award in 1985 and 1988, and the Prix du Livre Photo in Arles in 1988 for his book Barcelona, ciutat imaginada. His works have been published in various magazines and exhibited in numerous galleries and museums in Spain and internationally.