Saturday, April 12, 2025
"Dear Strangers. The portrait as a document"
Sofía Moro
There is something unpredictable and revealing in the act of photographing the other. Portraying helps me to understand. When I portray, my intention is that the artistic value of the photographs does not overshadow their documentary dimension. These must be a conscious imprint of the individual at the time in which they were captured.
Photography has allowed me to get closer to stories and lives very different from my own. I would never have met the women prisoners in the old Carabanchel prison in Madrid or the veterans of the Spanish Civil War. Nor the American death row inmates free today after proving that they were innocent of the crimes of which they were accused. Photography brought me closer to the other and that is how my obsessions have been embodied.
About Sofia Moro
Documentary photographer. For Moro, photographing is understanding. Her projects are based on a passionate defense of Human Rights and delve into the indissoluble relationship between collective history and individual memory: showing the light and shadows that events and the passage of time leave on people, places, things and words.
With a career that combines artistic sensitivity and documentary rigor, Moro has developed projects of great impact, both locally and internationally. Her work has been exhibited in prominent cultural spaces and photography festivals, and has received recognition that endorses her ethical and aesthetic commitment. Through her lens, she explores themes such as migration, historical memory and social resistance, creating images that invite reflection and dialogue. In addition, Moro has collaborated with various organizations and media, putting her talent at the service of causes that promote social justice and equality.
