honorable mention
Antonio Olmos spain
title
Barrio Chino
Throughout the city’s modern history, the area became known as “Barrio Chino”, with reference to New York’s China Town, with similarities in certain aspects such as lifestyle, economic status and cultural diversity.
The project stemmed from the interesting fact that during the time it was given this name, there never seemed to be any Chinese or other Asian residents in the neighbourhood.
“El Raval” has been the area’s name since 1990, but never before has its previous name applied more than it does today.
Penetrating looks, open secrets, envy, exotic aromas, tender moments, stories of hope, prosperity, monkey business and character.
The purpose of this project was to make the public see how positive it is to open up borders although we are fearful to do so at times.
Shortly following this, I began to work as a photographer and videographer in “El Batel” auditorium in Cartagena, Spain. I participated there not only as part of the auditorium’s own shows, but also covering festival events such as “La Mar de Músicas” or the “Cartagena Jazz Festival”.
Having finished my studies I moved to Barcelona to continue growth in my craft and I started to work in audiovisual production with VDV where I further developed my creative skills within the world of video work, contributing to the completion of spots, music videos etc..
Since January of this year I’ve become much more immersed in the photography field,. I’ve started producing various personal projects, with the main goal being to reflect certain aspects of society or society itself.
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entry description
I present you with my project titled “Barrio Chino”, which displays the working-class neighbourhood of El Raval, Barcelona.Throughout the city’s modern history, the area became known as “Barrio Chino”, with reference to New York’s China Town, with similarities in certain aspects such as lifestyle, economic status and cultural diversity.
The project stemmed from the interesting fact that during the time it was given this name, there never seemed to be any Chinese or other Asian residents in the neighbourhood.
“El Raval” has been the area’s name since 1990, but never before has its previous name applied more than it does today.
Penetrating looks, open secrets, envy, exotic aromas, tender moments, stories of hope, prosperity, monkey business and character.
about the photographer
My name is Antonio Olmos Pérez and I live in Barcelona. After finishing a degree in Media and Public Relations I realised my creative urges were unsatisfied and continued studying a higher degree of Audiovisual Development (2016-2017). During that year I worked as a photographer and videographer for a non-lucrative organization, SYG in Ankara, Turkey, where I carried out a photographic project and spot showing gazes of refugee children from war-torn countries.The purpose of this project was to make the public see how positive it is to open up borders although we are fearful to do so at times.
Shortly following this, I began to work as a photographer and videographer in “El Batel” auditorium in Cartagena, Spain. I participated there not only as part of the auditorium’s own shows, but also covering festival events such as “La Mar de Músicas” or the “Cartagena Jazz Festival”.
Having finished my studies I moved to Barcelona to continue growth in my craft and I started to work in audiovisual production with VDV where I further developed my creative skills within the world of video work, contributing to the completion of spots, music videos etc..
Since January of this year I’ve become much more immersed in the photography field,. I’ve started producing various personal projects, with the main goal being to reflect certain aspects of society or society itself.
back to gallery