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>>"Estado de Sitio" arise as a first approach of the concept of portraits in absence related to the British culture, specifically the city of London and its transport system.
This series is a collection of images inside the Underground Tube stations and hallways, through which I construct visual structures of frontal framing and geometric shapes given by the station´s architecture and decor. At the same time of capturing the spaces, my intention is to reflect about the sense of being under surveillance.
>>Rosario Montero is a photo based artist with a BA in Visual Arts at the Catholic University of Chile and a MFA from the University of Chile (graduated in 2007). She had her first solo exhibition at the Centro Cultural de España Gallery in 2004. In 2006 she published her first photography book, "Parallel Views". In the year 2010 her work was part of the selection of contemporary Chilean photographers for 02/CNCA. She has participated in several collective exhibitions including: "Cohort" at the Museum of Contemporary Art 2009, "Portraits: North, Central and South" in the Military History Museum in 2006, "None" in 2005 and "Modular" in 2004 (MHM). In 2010 he won FONDART (Chilean art fund for artist creation) to develop "Ciudad Ideal". During 2009 she began her own production company Puro Delirio. Today she is the director and editor of Contrahilo, a visual portfolio of fashion creators. She currently lives in London, UK where she is working on several projects related to photography.