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Vicente Fraga

Photographer

Vicente Fraga

Sentido Pésame

What we are makes sense when it is reflected in what we do. This project speaks of the importance of linking memory to our present and being close to those still in contact with the land.

The way of life associated with work in the fields and at sea has been a constant in Galicia until the phenomenon of urban concentration began at the end of the sixties, which started the rural exodus. The difficult subsistence conditions of these rural territories, even more so in inland areas, are the origin of these exoduses that affect not only the territory but also the people who stay and who must deal with the gap left by others.

Each face is a story that gives way to another; after all, the memory path needs symbols to hold on to.

Vicente Fraga

My academic studies are originally related to the world of architecture and engineering but it is in photography where I have found the place to which I always want to return and to which I dedicate an increasing part of my time. My photographic training is built autonomously through constant exploration and research and selective attendance to workshops or complementary training on those areas that arouse greater interest or difficulty in my work. Within the different photographic genres, the documentary genre is the one that awakens the most interest in me and I work on those subjects that interest or concern me on a personal level, especially enjoying the process of research or documentation, with the aim that beyond an artistic purpose there is a parallel process of personal growth.