Luis González Palma
Guatemalan photographer (born 1957)
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Luis González Palma (born 1957) is a Guatemalan photographer. Much of his work "has revolved around the strange hybrids of race and culture that add up to Latin America."[1]
Luis González Palma | |
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Palma during FotoArtFestival, Poland, 2011 | |
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Education | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Photography, contemporary art |
Early life and education
Luis González Palma was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala in 1957. He trained to be an architect[2] at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala.[3]
Career
González Palma began a career in photography and video.[4] His first individual exhibition, Autoconfesion, was in 1989 at the Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York, and had a breakthrough at the Houston FotoFest in 1992.[5][6] He contributed to the production of The Death and the Maiden in the Malmö Opera, 2008.[7]
Awards and recognition
González Palma was awarded the Gran Premio PHotoEspaña award in 1999 and exhibited his work in the 49th and 51st Venice Biennale.[6]
Publications
- Il Silencio Dei Maya. Verona: Peliti, 1998. ISBN 978-84-7782-576-0.[7]
- Luis González Palma: Poems of Sorrow. Santa Fe: Arena, 1999. With text by John Wood. ISBN 978-1-892041-05-0.[7]
- Luis González Palma. Madrid: Fabrica, 2014. ISBN 978-84-15691-88-4.[7]
