MK Semos + Hugo Garcia Urrutia
Fragments of my Future - 2007 EXHIBITION
 
 
 
 
 
Light Henge 2007 - Cross processed print on acrylic.
Fragments of My Future
In their new exhibit, titled Fragments of My Future, artists MK Semos and Hugo Garcia Urrutia reflect on the possibilities of seeing the future in a very non-literal visual sense, utilizing photographic imagery and architecturally inspired sculptural elements.
Garcia Urrutia and Semos are imagining what the future could be, exploring the course of life’s direction, how they see themselves, what they will be doing and where they will be going… all this treated from a third person, omni-present like view. A vision of the future that appears like a dream full of movement, excitement and the unexpected. Through Semos’ lens combined with sculptural elements perceived by Garcia Urrutia, what is presented for the viewer is a portal into what could be Fragments of My Future.
Architectural training is always very prominent in the work of Hugo Garcia Urrutia, originally from Juarez, Mexico. Graduated from Texas Tech University in 2000, with a Bachelor of Architecture and Design, Hugo worked in the field professionally for five years before founding the Decorazon Gallery in Dallas’ Bishop Arts District in 2004. He has participated in national and international art-architecture competitions and public projects including the 2000 National Urban Poetry I Competition sponsored by AIA Cincinnati, International Architecture Competition sponsored by magazine, ARQUINE, 2005. He also participated in the design competition for the Magic Mountain: Museum of Stone Culture in Verona, Italy, a project sponsored by USA Institute, 2001.
Greek-American photographer MK Semos is a highly committed professional whose deep appreciation of beauty and culture can be found in each of her photographs. She specializes in travel, portrait, and interior photography, and most recently is enjoying experimentation with printing on various and unique surfaces. Born in Dallas, Texas, she earned Bachelor Degrees in photojournalism and photo-illustration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1995. She has traveled extensively in the United States, as well as throughout, Europe, Mexico and the Caribbean. She has freelanced for New York Magazine, Business Traveler and Timeout NY, and recently her artwork has been highlighted and talked about in publications as The Dallas Morning News and Daily Candy. She has relocated from New York City to Dallas, Texas, where she, with her partner, Hugo Garcia Urrutia, own and operate the Decorazon Gallery.
MK Semos and Hugo Garcia Urrutia first collaborated in 2005, when they did a public art project in the form of a life-size photography art installation in the newly constructed Rosemont Primary School, Chris V. Semos campus. They have been collaborating ever since.
A little about the Holga imagery…
“I began shooting with the Holga camera one trip when I was going to the beach and was worried about sand getting into my medium-format Rollei. What I love about this camera is the ability to meld imagery, completely manually, in a way that’s so close to how my mind processes these visuals as I experience them. Cross-processed color intensifies the surreal and poetic, sometimes urban, landscapes. These images were all recorded while passing through what was new territory for me, on a journey.”
-- MK Semos
Link to MK Semos Website: http://mksemos.com/ |
