Join us for a fascinating presentation by Spanish artist Roc Herms, whose photographic practice oscillates between different layers of reality, shades of meanings, and fragments of simulations.
PRESENTATION: ROC HERMS
TITLE: POSTCARDS FROM HOME
DATE & TIME: FRIDAY MAY 6, 2016, 6 - 7.30 PM
LOCATION: ROOM 112 (IULM 1)
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH AND SPANISH
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
PLEASE RSVP (WRITE "ROC HERMS" IN THE SUBJECT LINE - LIMITED SEATING)
THE SPEAKER
Roc Herms (Spain, 1978) has been taking photographs since 2002. Herms explores the increasing digitalization of the human race and the ongoing relationship between the self and its mediated expressions. In 2008, he won the Editor's Award for Excellence given by PHOTO ICON Magazine. Herms’ series Are You Sure You Want To Log Out? was exhibited at the 2014 Noorderlicht Photography Festival: An Ocean of Possibilities. Herms is the author of several books, including Postcards from Home and <Yo> <Yo> <Yo> <Yo> (2007-2015). His most recent work in on display at fotomuseum in Winterthur, Switzerland, as part of the ongoing series SITUATIONS_PLAY.
