Cervantes Institute in Moscow, March 19 - April 25, 2012
Moscow, Novinsky Boulevard, 20a, page 1 -2

In Cervantes Institute in Moscow, today opened the exhibition Luiz Ramona Marina "Photographs 1908-1940" at the 9 th International Month of Photography in Moscow "Biennale in 2012." The exhibition presents the viewer with one of the key figures in Spanish photography and photojournalism, unjustly forgotten for many years. The works of Luis Ramon Marina differ naturalness, precision and perfectly calibrated composition, making it rightfully belongs to the most important masters of the twentieth century photography.

Luiz MARIN RAMON portrait of actress Raquel Meler. 1917 Source: mamm-mdf.ru ​​

Luiz MARIN RAMON Photographer Luis Ramon Marin at the plane. 1910 Source: mamm-mdf.ru ​​

In addition, the exhibition illustrates key events of early twentieth-century Spain: the rapid development of mass media, political and social unrest, flowering of literature and art. Marin for more than thirty years closely followed the life of Spain, its lens is not missed one of the topical issues of his era.

The exhibition consists of 60 black-and-white photographs of modern copies are stored in the archives of the Fund Pablo Iglesias.

Ramon Luis Marin was born in Madrid in 1884. He studied at a specialist in agriculture, was an officer. Most of the work does not interfere favorite hobby Marina capture images with the camera. At a very young age became interested in photography Marin, in the studio at Cuesta Amador Puerta del Sol, he studied with Alfonso Sanchez Garcia. He started working photographer in 1908 and in 1922 became a reporter for the newspaper "Informasones».

Luiz MARIN RAMON Perch Carmen Malaga, 17 years, a member of the beauty contest" Queens neighborhoods of Madrid. "1930 Madrid Source: mamm-mdf.ru ​​

Luiz MARIN RAMON Portrait of Josephine Baker in the dressing room. 1930 Madrid Source: mamm-mdf.ru ​​

Throughout his career, Marin socially directed photojournalism combined with industrial photography (since 1926 participated in documentary project of the National Telephone Company), virtuoso covering countless topics. In his archives have photos of weddings and social events, portraits of the royal family and scenes of life in Madrid, portraits of intellectuals (Ortega y Gasset), artists (Benliure, Sorolla, Benavente), artists (Josephine Baker), and idols of modernity (pilots, race car drivers). The industrial area of ​​the Marina deserves special mention, these images are very surprising naturalness and contemporary framing. In addition, the Marin one of the first photographers began to experiment with filming from the air.

Luiz MARIN RAMON Spanish King Alfonso XIII in equestrian club dancing Venta de la Rubia. Madrid 1916 Source : mamm-mdf.ru ​​

Luiz MARIN RAMON Presentation of the play" Rome entertained "in the theater of Victoria. The 1920s. Madrid Source: mamm-mdf.ru ​​

Archive Luis Ramon Marina consists of approximately 18,000 negatives, of which more than 15,000 - on glass plates. Marine died in 1944, before his death he managed to organize their materials and leave the many explanations. After the 1940 Marin did not publish any photos. How did during the Civil War, survived shots Republicans, Alfonso XIII, as well as the well-known leftist intellectuals? Edward Pla, a widow, Marina, for fear of reprisals, immured 18,000 negatives in the kitchen wall, where they have lain for decades. Later, her daughter, Lucia gave the negatives Pablo Iglesias Foundation, which together with Telefonica Foundation has restored a few years ago, and digitized archive material Marina. The exhibition presents the viewer with hidden and forgotten pages of history of pre-war years, its exhibits - a priceless heritage.

Source : Press Release Mamma