Cristóbal ASCENCIO
Future archeology
To 25 May
Rencontres de la jeune photographie internationale 2024
Special edition – 30 years on?
Future archeology explores rural Mexico and its corn industry, deeply linked to the country’s identity and economy. Mexico is home to over 64 distinct corn varieties, each with unique characteristics and historical significance. Environmentalists, farmers and indigenous communities have been the guardians of this diverse corn heritage, underscoring its cultural importance. By documenting the complex reality of rural Mexico and its corn, the project aims to build a digital corn archive while exploring how new technologies are leading to the emergence of new visual aesthetics and techniques within the photographic language.
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Biography
Born in 1988 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Cristóbal Ascencio is a Mexican visual artist. His work focuses on the relationship between images and memory, and how we construct different realities from this correspondence. He was invited to participate in the Plattfrom portfolio review by Fotomusem Winter- thur (Switzerland) in 2023. He was included in the British Journal of Photography’s Ones to watch 2022 list. He was awarded first prize in the 2022 edition of Art Photo Barcelona’s portfolio review. In 2022, his work Las flores mueren dos veces was selected for exhibition at the Getxo Photography Festival. In 2021, his work was selected for PhotoSlam des Rencontres d’Arles (France). He is currently a recipient of the Mexican grant for emerging artists Jovenes Creadores (Fonca, 2022-2023).