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After working as a successful photojournalist for several years,
Cristina de Middel decided it was time to do something
else. Because according to her, the truth is not shown in a lot
of journalistic photographs. So why not create our own
truth?
For this reason the Spanish photographer chose a small but
remarkable subject in Zambian history. Some time ago, a
certain space flight programme started by a Zambian teacher
initially seemed so successful, that the Zambians believed
that their country would be the next to send their astronauts to
the moon. These plans were real, but they fell through
due to of a lack of money. However, De Middel saw no reason why
this story could not have a happier ending, and made
it come to life in her photo project called The Afronauts. In
these dreamy pieces of art we see Zambians in extravagant
space suits, in the setting of the rough landscape of Cristina
De Middels own Alicante.
Things are going well for the artist: The Afronautswas
shortlisted for the Aperture First PhotoBook of the Year 2012,
and
De Middel herself has recently been nominated for the Deutsche
Borse Photography Prize 2013. If youre curious about
The Afronauts, you can see the exposition in FOAM Amsterdam
until December 11th.
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