Humberto Rivas, Exhibition, MAPFRE Foundation, Madrid: 21 September 2018 - 5 January 2019

Rivas was born in 1937 in Buenos Aires and despite growing up in an environment where no real interest was shown in art, he became fascinated by painting and film from a very young age. When he turned 17, he started studying drawing and painting and eventually got his first camera – a 35mm Argus with fixed optics. In 1960 he became a photographer for the Di Tella Institute and towards the end of the decade progressed to opening his own commercial studio.

However it was when he moved to Barcelona, following the 1976 Argentinian coup, that he began exploring landscapes, interiors and still-life. Themes that Rivas explores in his work are the passing of time, as well as the effects and legacies of culture and memory.  At this exhibition you can see for yourself the way that he adapts his photographic style to the scene in front of him, capturing a snapshot that perfectly conveys his motifs.

The MAPFRE Foundation frequently holds photography exhibitions in its Barbara de Braganza Hall including four annual displays by internationally reputable photographers.

MAPFRE Foundation

Bárbara de Braganza, 13. Madrid