Art is like the pages of a book
Whether the artist has created their own fantasy, drawn from their personal autobiography or left clues for the viewer to piece together; there is always a story to be found beneath the layers of paint. The smallest mark can tell a story clearer and louder than a ten thousand page tome.
For photographers Aitor Frías and Cecilia Jiménez, who we have interviewed for this issue, there is an ongoing narrative which weaves its way through their work; each new image revealing a further glimpse of an as yet incomplete story. We are drawn into their world which lies on the edge of fact and fiction; their work is a breathing organism, living out the course of its own life.
For other artists the stories they tell through their work are more of a personal insight; a reflection on a moment, an emotion or experience in their life. Their art is a memoir; a lasting monument in the fleeting passages of human history.