J´aime le lundi - a-n The Artists Information Company

Venue: susanalf
Starts: Monday, January 6, 2014
Ends: Monday, December 29, 2014
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J´aime le lundi. Mondays is the start of the week, a week of five days which is as a white canvas to write our memories. I like Monday, as I like the beginnings because all of them are full of illusion. On Sunday when the latest football game ends I go to bed and waiting impatiently for Monday, the beginning of the week where everything is possible, because on Mondays there are plenty of challenges to face. I often hear people say that they hate Mondays and I feel sad about them because there are people without illusion. Weekdays is not a routine, it is not a torture, weekdays are just days with a lot of ideas to make a reality and things to discover. For this reason, during this year 2014 I would like to share with all of you a picture in the new session J´aime le lundi. My intention and perhaps my ambition is that you would feel inspired by Monday and so this day might be a white paper where to write your story. Follow me on twitter (@caracolll) to discover each Monday a new picture.

Susana Lopez Fernandez

Susana López is a visual artist from Gijón, Spain. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts (Painting) and a PhD, both from the University of Barcelona. Her subjects are taken from, and inspired by, personal experiences in the city and her daily life. Susana tries to communicate through her pictures the history, architecture, consumerism and even immigration patterns of a city. She seeks to reveal these from a distance that reflects an objective and striking honesty. A few years ago, she discovered the power of social media which allowed her to expand her aims and engage on a wider digital platform. She loves using Twitter and her personal blog diffuses her projects, making her images, views and personal experiences accessible to everyone. Her work is in private and public collections and is been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Spain and abroad. She recently took part in Venice Biennale, at the Cervantes Institute in Sofia, 1aSpace in Hong Kong, The Other Art Fair in London, PointB in Brooklyn, NY or Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. She studied Fine Arts, specializing in Painting, at Barcelona University, from where she also holds a PhD. Soon after, Susana travelled to London, New York or London to complete her studies and her camera travelled with her to capture her movements. Step by step, this hobby turned into her main body of work and she changes brushes for the cameras. Susana’s artistic focus explores how the surface of the photograph is a modern day canvas to capture the ‘routine’, and transform it into something exceptional. Photography is much more than a simple image. Photography is a way of feeling life, it is a way of living reality, it is a way of living the world. Currently, her mission is to catch the beauty of a city with each shot of her camera in a bid to capture the unnoticed aspects of city life that we all often are too busy to realize it. For me, photography is a different thing. I feel passionate about photography, it is an art to taste the reality, it is the pleasure of intimate moments. My aim is to stop time and discover the authenticity of our existence. Photography is a way of life. The subject of her work is taken from, and inspired by, her personal experiences in the city and her daily life. Susana communicates through her pictures the history, architecture, consumerism and even immigration patterns of a city. She seeks to reveal this with a distance that reflects an objective and striking honesty. Some years ago she discovered the power of social media which allowed her to expand her aims and really engaged with her concept on a wider digital platform. She loves using twitter, and her personal blog diffuses her projects, making her images, views and personal experiences accessible to everyone. I love this artisan way and I try to keep it when I print the images. Digital progress has converted photography in a mechanical process. The digital camera is only a tool, as a brush can be, to express myself. It is during the production that it becomes art. Her work exists in gallery collections, town halls, cultural associations, and in collective and solo exhibitions in Spain and abroad. She recently showed her work in 1aSpace in Hong Kong, in Debut Contemporary in London or in PointB in Brooklyn, NY.