Yurian Quintanas Nobel
Amsterdam. 1983
Living near Barcelona
I was born in Amsterdam in 1983, but I grew up in Catalonia, where I still live. In my personal projects I use photography as a tool to get closer to the intangible, to the oddities of life, and to talk about things that are difficult to explain with words. Life is strange and I want my photographs to express this strangeness. A few years ago I used to go out into the world to look for photographs, to find what images the world could offer me. But for some time now I have reversed this process and what I am trying to do now is to look for what photographs I can offer to the world, starting from a blank sheet, without external restrictions or established rules. To construct my images I use everyday objects and mundane materials, to establish a direct contact between creation and reality, between rationality and imagination.
2019 – La Nuu Screen Award
2018 – LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards 2018
2018 – XXI Biennal d’Art Contemporani Català, Seleccionat
2018 – Sony World Photography Awards, Finalista
2017 – Finalista NexoFoto’17
2017 – Gomma Grant shortlisted
2016 – Finalista Prix du Livre des Rencontres d’Arles
2016 – Premi Arts Libris de la Fundació Banc de Sabadell
2016 – Finalista del Grand Prix FotoFestiwal de Lodz (Polonia)
2015 – Guanyador de l’Open Call als Encontros da Imagem 2015
2014 – Guanyador de SFR Jeunes Talents 2014
2013 – Beca Clic 2013 de fotoperiodisme
2013 – Premiat com a Jove fotògraf 2013 de la diputació de Girona
2013 – 19ª Beca Fotopres “La Caixa”, Finalista
2012 – International Photography Awards, Menció d’Honor
2012 – Sony World Photography Awards, shortlisted
2011 – Travel Photographer of the Year, Menció Especial
2011 – Seleccionat per Descubrimientos PhotoEspaña
2010 – Clic 2010, Seleccionat i exposició al Visa off (Visa pour l’Image)
2010 – Finalista Beca Jove
2009 – Trafic09, seleccionat per el visionat de portafolis
2009 – Beca, Tallers Magnum Photos Barcelona
2009 – Beca, Tallers XIII Encuentro interncional de fotoperiodismo de Gijón
2007 – Magazine La Vanguardia, Primer Premi
Exhibitions
2024 – Photographic Explorations. Group show at Gallery 254Forest. Photo Brussels Festival 2024
2021 – Gallerie Sinibaldi. Rencontres d’Arles. Arles
2021 – L’Afolí de la sal. Anton Casamors, una altra mirada. L’escala
2021 – Talent Latent. Scan Photography Festival. Tarragona
2020 – In Cadaqués International Photography Festival. Cadaqués
2020 – La Nuu Photography Festival. Rubí
2019 – Projekteria Pop-Up a Galerie Rastoll. Paris
2019 – Projekteria Art Gallery. Barcelona
2018 – LensCulture Emerging talent, Klompching Gallery. Nova York
2018 – XXI Biennal d’Art Contemporani Català, Centre d’art Maristany. Sant Cugat
2018 – Athens Photo Festival, Benaki Museum. Atenes
2017 – Espai Impulsió. Barcelona
2016 – FotoFestiwal. Lodz
2015 – Tint XXI – Banyoles
2015 – Sala La Kursala. Cádiz
2015 – Monasterio de Tibaes. Encontros da Imagem 2015. Braga
2015 – Galeria Escalera de Incendios. Barcelona
2015 – Festival FineArt. Igualada
2015 – Festival Imaginària. Castelló de la Plana
2015 – Catalunya ciutat(s), Museu Marítim. Barcelona
2015 – Galeria Eatart. Banyoles
2014 – Scan. Tarragona
2014 – ParisPhoto 2014. París
2014 – Espacio 55. Valencia
2014 – SWAB 2014, Fira internacional d’art contemporani. Barcelona
2014 – Galeria Balaguer. Barcelona
2013 – El Puntal, fundació Lluís Coromina. Banyoles
2013 – Médiathèque de Perpinyà. Perpinyà
2013 – Claustre de la diputació de Girona. Girona
2013 – El Gravat. Vic
2011 – Royal Geographical Society (exposició colectiva, TPOTY). Londres
2011 – Somerset House (exposició colectiva, Sony awards). Londres
2010 – Casa de la Generalitat de Perpinyà (exposició colectiva, Clic 2010). Perpinyà
2009 – CCCB (projeccions Magnum workshops Trafic09). Barcelona
2008 – Casa de la cultura de Lloret de Mar (Premis Montphoto). Lloret
