• INFO
  • WORK
  • BOOKS
  • PRESS
  • ENGLISH
    • ESPAÑOL
Mail
Michael Dunev PhotographyMichael Dunev Photography
Michael Dunev PhotographyMichael Dunev Photography
  • INFO
  • WORK
  • BOOKS
  • PRESS
  • ENGLISH
    • ESPAÑOL

SOME THINGS I HAVE SEEN
Michael Dunev Photography
Self-portrait with mirror, San Francisco, 1978

The very nature of photography, that ability to capture a moment and revisit it later, at another time, allows us to peer into a window to the past and observe that moment frozen, like a fly trapped in amber. The mind’s eye registers the exact moment you choose to press the shutter and, in the processing that comes later, you seek affirmation in the film of that which you hoped to capture. Yet viewed from the distant perspective of time, the photograph takes on a quality of its own and a certain detachment occurs. The result is a subjective interpretation of the object of my gaze to remain as a still reminder of a single moment.

Dedicated to that single moment, this website explores my work in black and white photography since 1970, when I first began to use the camera as a framing tool. Thank you for visiting; I hope you will find it of interest.

I really cannot remember when I got my first camera, but I was just a kid when my grandmother sent me a Kodak Brownie for my birthday. Later, my uncle gave me a rather nice German viewfinder camera that I used to record important family occasions and the sights, exotic to me then, of those ancient European cities we sometimes visited during school holidays. Since then I’ve owned a couple of Japanese SLRs (Pentax and Nikon) and an old Leica M3, a workhorse that has served me well for over forty years.

Working as an art dealer and gallerist often required the use of an instant camera, and for years I used a Polaroid. Then came digital cameras and I tried various models for the gallery, updating as the technology improved. For my own photography I continued to use 35mm cameras, enlarging the prints in my own darkroom. Since 2010, however, I have worked almost exclusively on digital formats, seduced by the large-format sensors, amazing optics, and the advances in printing that are now available, scanning earlier negatives and printing them on archival paper.

I have been photographing all my life. Years ago, I worked as a photojournaist in Brazil, selling my images to magazines (sometimes accompanied by articles), and they have occasionally been exhibited. But for the most part, very few people have seen this work, they are images captured for my own delight.

Each photograph is printed with Epson archival inks on Hahnemuelle, Ilford or Canson papers in an edition of 10.

Image sizes are approximately 36 x 55 cm (14 x 21 in.) and 24 x 24 cm (10 x 10 in.)

For enquiries or acquisitions please email me at the address indicated above or here.

2022
Espai Art l’Abadia, Sant Joan de las Abadesses, Girona, Elogi del Silenci (group exhibition).

2020
Galerie Horizon, Colera, Girona, Silence of Being (group exhibiton).

2017
Real Academia de Bellas Artes San Fernando, Madrid, El futuro está en compartir (group exhibition).

Premio Internacional de Fotografía Banca March, Madrid (group exhibition).

2016
Museo Evaristo Valle, Gijón, Asturias, Liquid.

2014
Auditori Arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona, showing of Threshold (Umbral), Mostra de Cinema de Frontera, Passatges, Cultura Contemporània.

2013
Exhibition XIII Photography Prize, Universidad de Murcia (group exhibition).

Portbou Film Festival, Portbou, Girona, “Passatges Festival”, showing of short film Threshold

La Alliance Française in collaboration with the Fundación Pilar Citoler (PHE13), Madrid, Landscapes of the Body (group exhibition).

Palau Solterra Museum, Torroella de Montgrí, Opening of the exhibition “Permanent Collection of Contemporary Photography in the Fundació Vila Casas” (group exhibition)

2012
Kowasa Gallery, Barcelona, “Imágenes para una composición”.

Museo Fundación Santa María de Albarracín, Albarracín, Aragón, “Imágenes para una exposición”

Iglesia Santa María de Albarracín, Concert of “Imágenes para una exposición”, work for piano by Eduardo Rincón performed by Santiago Barro.

In 1982 I founded the Michael Dunev Gallery in San Francisco, California, and in 1991 started Aurobora Press, an invitational press dedicated exclusively to the monotype. In 1999 I returned to Spain to open a contemporary art centre in the Empordà, organising exhibitions until 2017, when I closed the gallery to dedicate myself solely to photography.

For more information on the history of the Michael Dunev Gallery or Michael Dunev Art Projects, click here.

ART PROJECTS

© Michael Dunev · All rights reserved

  • Legalese
This website only uses cookies to determine browser language and for statistical analysis.
By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of cookies.
Read More Reject All Accept
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
SAVE & ACCEPT
Powered by CookieYes Logo