Aleix Plademunt  // Girona, 1980


Studies

· [1998-2000] Engineering. UdG, Girona
· [2001-2004] Degree in photography, UPC, Terrassa
· [2004] Postgraduate diploma in Photography in UDLA, Cholula, Mexico


Grants  /  Awards

2023
· Matter, “Best book of the year”. PhotoEspaña.
· Matter, “Best book design from all over the world”. Stiftung Buchkunst
· Matter, “The most beautiful Swiss book of the year”. Swiss culture awards
· Matter, Silver plate. Deutscher Fotobuchpreis.

2022
· Beca Leonardo BBVA 2022
· Art Situacions III

2015
· Beca Artes Plásticas Fundación Botín 2015
· Premio Revelación PhotoEspaña 2015
· Nominated at Foam Paul Huf Award 2015

2013
· Finalist at First Book Award (National Media Museum of London & MACK)

2010
· Purifiación Garcia Photography prize 2010

2009
· Propuestas’09 (Arte y Derecho)
· Beca Agita’09

2008
· Fotopress’09 scholarship to work on the project Dubailand 
· Special Mention at Purificación García photography prize 2008

2006
· Ángel de Fotografía scholarship. (BAF´001)
· INJUVE 2006 Award, photography competition


Residencies

·2017- Hangar / ADM México Residency in México City 
·2015- Tokyo Wonder Site / El Ranchito Residency in Tokyo 
·2015- Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio, Japan
·2006- INJUVE stage para la creación joven 2005. Mollina, Málaga
·2004- Universidad de las Americas (UDLA). Cholula, México



Solo exhibitions

·2023- Matter. Imaginària. Menador Espai cultura, Castelló de la Plana, Valencia. [29-09 /25-11-23]
·2023- Matter. Centre de la photographie Genève. [13-06-23]
·2023- Claude glass. Juan Naranjo galería de arte y documentos. [29-03-23]

·2022- Matter. Sala Canal de Isabel II, Madrid. Curated by Antonio M. Xoubanova [12-05 / 24-07-22]

·2021- À propos du temps. Galerie Olivier Waltman, ParisPhoto, Paris, France. [11-11-21]
·2021- À propos du temps. Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris, France. [07-01-21]

·2018- Works from the Matter Project. FG2. Göteborg, Sweden. [01-11-18]

·2017- Un Passaggio. Fotografia Europea. Reggio Emilia, Italy. [05-05-17]

·2016- Almost There. Centro de Arte de Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. [24-06-16]

·2015- Almost There. CFC, Bilbao. [15-05-15]
·2015- Almost There. Photoforum PasquArt. Biel-Bienne, Switzerland. [19-04-15]
·2015- Almost There. La New Gallery, Madrid, Spain. [07-01-15]

·2014- DubaiLand. Fotóhónap. TOBE Gallery. Budapest, Hungary. [03-11-14]
·2014- Almost There. Tagomago gallery, Barcelona. [20-03-14]

·2013- Almost There. Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris, France. [06-11-13]

·2012- DubaiLand. Módulo, Centro Difusor de Arte, Lisbon. Portugal. [31-06-12]
·2012- We are here. RMTF, Proyecto Trocadero. Caracas, Venezuela. [29-02-12]

·2011- DubaiLand et autres conséquences. Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris. France. [03/30-11-11]
·2011- Pequeñas interpretaciones. Galería Valle Ortí, Valencia, Spain. [05-05-11]

·2010- DubaiLand. Passanant Foto, Tarragona, Catalonia. 08-05-10

·2009- Nada/Todo. Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris, France. [08-09/09]
·2009- Nada. ART Paris. Galeria Olivier Waltman. France. [19/23-03-09]

·2008- Espectadors. Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris, France. [04-11-08]
·2008- Nada. Galeria Valle Ortí. Valencia, Spain. [25-08-08 / 04-11-08]
·2008- Espectadors. London Art Fair. UK. [16/20-01-08]

·2007- Espectadors. Sala La Kursala (UCA), Cádiz, Spain. [29/11/07]

·2006- Espacios comunes. Col.legi d’arquitectes de Catalunya, COAC. Barcelona. [21-12-06]
·2006- Espacios comunes. Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris, France. [16-12-06]
·2004- Des-habitat. Festival Fotòpsia (Primavera fotogràfica), Barcelona



Books

Matter
May 2022
Published by Ca l’Isidret + Spector Books

Antimatter
May 2022
Published by Ca l’Isidret + Comunidad de Madrid

Intempèries ~ Hinterlands
January 2021
Published by Ca l’Isidret + Galerie Olivier Waltman 

Iberia
October 2019
Published by Ca l’Isidret 

Un Passaggio
May 2017
Published by Ca l’Isidret 

Morishita
February 2017
Published by Ca l’Isidret 

Almost There
October 2013
Co-published by MACK + Ca l’Isidret

Ca l’Isidret
Aleix Plademunt, Juan Diego Valera, Roger Guaus
October 2012
Published by Ca l’Isidret

Moviemientos de suelo
Aleix Plademunt, Juan Diego Valera, Roger Guaus
May 2011
Published by Ca l’Isidret


Ca l’Isidret Exhibitions

·2020- Basado en historias Reales. Foto Colectania, Barcelona. [31-10-20]
·2018- Photos “du pays le plus riche du monde”. Photoforum Pasquart. Biel-Bienne, Switzerland. Curated by Danae Panchaud. [29-05-18]
·2014- Movimientos de Suelo. Temple gallery, Paris, France. Curated by Temple. [22-05-14]



Selected group shows

2024
·Paris Photo. Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris [6/10-11-24]
·Art Situacions III. Foundation Fiminco, Paris [29-02-24]

2023
·Art Situacions III. La Capella, Barcelona [03-10-23]
·Art Situacions III. ARCO, Madrid [22-02 / 26-02-23]

2022
·Estratos. Fuentesal & Arenillas + Christian Lagata + Cristina Mejías + Aleix Plademunt. Curated exhibition by Dilalica. Palacio Provincial Diputación de Cádiz. Spain. [13-7-22 / 26-08-22]
·(un)common values. National Bank of Belgium. [21-05-22 / 18-09-22]·London Photo. Galerie Olivier Waltman. [12/15-05-22]

2021
·Matter. “Apunts per a un incendi dels ulls”. Notes for an Eye Fire. Panorama 21.  Curated by Hiuwai Chu + Latitudes. MACBA. Museu d’art contemporàni de Barcelona. [22-10-21 / 27-2-22]
·Iberia. Ecologías Radicales. Radical Ecologies. Bienal Sur. MARCO Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de la Boca. Buenos Aires, Argentina. [7-10-21]

2020
·Iberia. Bòlit centre d’art contemporani. Curated by Jordi Antas. Girona, Catalonia. [21-02-20]

2019
·Trafalgar. Dilalica gallery. Barcelona. [02-05-19]

2017
·Signus. Museu de Granollers. Granollers, Barcelona. [06-10-17]
·Almost There. Fotografies com espai públic. Arts Santa Mònica, Barcelona. [09-11-17]
·DubaiLand. A Myriad of Voices. CCE Miami, US. [08-06-17]
·Matter. Itinerarios XXIII. Fundación Botín. Santander, Spain. [17-02-17]

2016
·Almost There. Look up at the Sky. Geografies. Espaidos, Sala Moncunill. Terrassa, Catalonia. [01-12-16]
·DubaiLand. A Myriad of Voices. Foto Week DC 2016. Washington, US. [12-11-16]
·A Great Sum (In Parts). Osanova Gallery, Moscow. [13-09-16]
·Almost There. Geologia de l'inefable. Curated by WidePhoto. Can Felipa, Barcelona. [17-02-16]
·Almost There. Fotollibres: Aquí i ara. Bòlit Centre d’art contemporani, Girona, Catalonia. [13-02-16]

2015
·Aquí hay dragones, Inéditos 2015, La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
·L. Curated by Jesús Micó. Sala Kursala, Cádiz, Spain. [26-06-15]
·Almost There.“Photography Now! Vol.2: New Spanish Horizon”. IMA Concept Store, Tokyo Japan. Group show with Antonio Xoubanova, Ricardo Cases and Óscar Monzón. [13-03-15]

2014
·Almost There.Unseen Photo Fair. Amsterdam, Holand. [18-09-14]
·Virtual Space. Corrent continu. Lectures de paisatges. Bòlit Centre d’art contemporani, Girona, Catalonia. [06-06-14]
·GIGANTE. Antonio M. Xoubanova + Aleix Plademunt. Galerie du 10 from Institut français of Madrid, Spain. [28-05-14]
·Fotollibres: Aquí i ara. Foto Colectania, Barcelona. [13-05-14]
·New Spanish Photography. New York University / KJCC. US. [02-05-14]
·Dallas Biennial. Francis Gallery. Dallas, TX. US. [15-02-14]

2013
·Almost There. Una nouvelle Génération de photographes. Group show with Antonio Xoubanova, Ricardo Cases and Óscar Monzón. Curated by Fannie Escoulen. Le Bal, Paris, France. [12-12-13]
·Contexto Crítico. Curated by Rosa Olivares, Carolina García and Alberto Sanchez. Tabacalera, Madrid, Spain. [12-12-13]
·Paisajes: Naturaleza y artificio. DKV Collection. La Lonja, Zaragoza, Spain. [12-12-13]
·Pulse Miami, Galerie Olivier Waltman. Miami, US. [16-12-13]
·Arquitectura invertida. DKV collection. MACA, Alicante, Spain. [17-07-13]
·Pulse NY. Galeria Olivier Waltman. New York, US. [09-05-13]
·Espectadors. Waltman Ortega Gallery. Miami, US. [31-03-13]
·Perspectives of landscape. Browning Gallery. Asolo, Italy. [17-03-13]
·Espectadors. Art13 London. Galerie Olivier Waltman. London, UK. [1-03-13]
·Espectadors. London Art Fair. Galerie Olivier Waltman. UK. [16-01-13]

2012
·Art Miami, Galerie Waltman. Miami, US. [04-12-12]
·No Found Paris. Galerie Waltman. France. [16-11-12]
·Cree. Lugares de transito. Tabacalera. Madrid, Spain. [24-06-12]
·Art Paris. Galerie Waltman. Paris, France. [29-03-12]
·ARCO. Valle Ortí gallery. Madrid, Spain. [15-02-12]
·La Camera Gran. Museum de l'Empordà, Catalonia. [10-02-12]

2011
·Scope Miami. Galerie Waltman. US. [29-11-11]
·Art Élysées. Galerie Waltman. Paris, France. [20-10-11]
·VOLTA 7. Galería Valle Ortí. Basel, Switzerland. [13-06-11]
·New cities: utopia & dystopia. Group exhibition curated by Yann Linsart from The Viewer. Recyclart, Brussels, Belgium. [26-05-11]
·Art Chicago. Galerie Waltman, Paris, France. [24-04-11]
·Art Paris. Galerie Waltman, Paris, France. [31-03-11]
·ARCO. Galeria Valle Ortí. Madrid, Spain. [16/20-02-11]

2010
·Naturae. Benetton Foundation in Treviso, Italy. [04-12-10]
·Pulse Miami, Galería Valle Ortí. 02-12-10, Miami, US.
·Art Miami, Galerie Waltman. 01-12-10, Miami. US.
·Paisatges de la periferia. Group show at Observatori del Paisatge de Catalunya. Olot, Catalonia. [6-11-10]
·Naturae. LAMeC, Vicenza. Italy.[ 20-10-10]
·Art London, Galerie Waltman. London, UK. [07-11/10/10]
·Ingravid Festival. Projection of Més és menys documentary. Figueres, Catalonia. [24-09-10]
·Interrumpted Landscapes. Champion´s Gallery. Austin, TX. US. [16-09-10]
·Naturae. Festival Savignano Si Fest, Italia. [10-09-10]
·SWAB, Barcelona Artfair. Valle Ortí Gallery. Barcelona. [13-05-10]
·Purificación García 2010 Photography Award exhibition at Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain. [29-04-10]
·Domestic. Curated by A.Rinaldo and S.Omedes at Caja Madrid Foundation, Barcelona. [28-04-10]
·DubaiLand.Fotopres 09 exhibition, Caixa Forum Madrid, Spain. [23-03-10]
·Slide Show at Fotofreo Photography Festival, Australia. [20-03-10]
·ART Paris, Gallerie Walkman. Paris, France. [18/22-03-10]
·London Art Fair, Galeria Waltman, London, UK. [13-17/01/10]

2009
·Art Miami, Galeria Waltman. Miami, US. [02-06/12/09]
·Slide Show in PHOTOPHNOMPENH, Cambodia. Curated by Christian Caujolle.
·DubaiLand. TEC Milenio´s University, Puebla, México. [14/10/09]
·DubaiLand. Fotopres09. Caixa Forum, Barcelona. [29/10/09]
·ART London. Galerie Waltman, Paris, France. [8/12-10-09]
·Slide Show of DubaiLand´s project in Internazionale a Ferrara. Curated by Christian Caujolle. Italy. [02-10-09]
·All. Festival Internazionale di Roma. Curated by Marta Dahó. Roma, Italy. [29-05-09]
·VOLTA. Galeria Valle Ortí. Basel, Switzerland. [8/13-06-09]
·London ART Fair. Galerie Waltman. London, UK. [14/18-01-09]
·Cult. Talent Latent. El Prat del Llobregat, Barcelona. [30-01/15-03-09]
·Cult. Talent Latent. Bòlit, Girona, Catalonia. [08-05/08-06-09]

2008
·SCOPE Miami, galerie Waltman. Miami, US. [3/7-12-08]
·Art London. Galerie Waltman. London, UK. [02-10-08]
·Mutis Mutandi. Exhibition of Plantas alóctonas project. Sala Kursala, Cadiz, Spain. [26-06-08]
·Cult. Talent Latent. Sala Palauet, Mataró, Catalonia. [06-06-08]
·Exhibition of Purificación García´s Award. Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain. [23-05-08]
·Exhibition of 9^th prize of Pintura del colegio oficial de gestores de Valencia. La Nave Gallery, Valencia, Spain.
·Cult. Talent Latent. SCAN 08. Curated by Marta Dahó, Álvaro de los Ángeles, Tanit Plana. Tarragona, Catalonia. [14-04-08]
·Lille Art Fair, France. Galerie Waltman. [24-04-08]
·Exhibition of VI Photography Prize. Caixa Terrassa, Terrassa, Catalonia. [06-03-08]
·Nada. ARCO. Galeria Valle Ortí. Madrid, Spain. [13/18-02-08]

2007
·Valencia ART. Galeria Valle Ortí. Valencia, Spain. [26-10-07]
·Bridge London, Galerie Waltman. UK. [11-14/10/07]
·London ART, Galerie Waltman. UK. [4-9/10/07]
·Espectadors.”Una habitació pròpia”. Son Espace gallery, Girona, Catalonia. [14-08-07]
·Washington Artfair´07, Galerie Waltman. US. [05-07]
·Forosur´07. Galería Valle Ortí / INJUVE Art show. Spain. [04-07]
·ARCO. Galería Valle Ortí. Madid, Spain. [15-02-07]
·Leon University. INJUVE Art show. Leon, Spain. [02-07]
·Miami Art, US. Galerie Waltman, Paris [05-01-07]

2006
·Nada. Casa Góngora, Córdoba, Spain. [24-11-06]
·Espacios comunes. INJUVE exhibition, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
·Olladas 06. Photography Festival in A Coruña, Spain. [10-06]
·Valencia Art, Galería Valle Ortí, Spain. [10-06]
·Espacios comunes. PhotoEspaña 06, Arte y Naturaleza Gallery, Madrid, Spain

2004
·Exhibition of Purificación García Award. Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
·Exhibition of 5th Photography prize. Caixa Terrassa, Catalonia


Recent talks and conversations
· 10-11-24 Simposio Nacional de fotografía de Autor. Nanclares de la Oca, Vitoria- Gasteiz.
· 14-12-23 Matter. La Fábrica, Madrid.
· 18-11-23 Imaginària Festival. Paral·lels i meridians: Aleix Plademunt + Pascual Arnal. Castelló de la Plana, Valencia.
· 27-10-23 Kosmopolis. Borja Bagunyà, Aleix Plademunt, Joan Llort, and Tarta Relena. Odysseus, Sirens, and Robots in the Mediterranean of the Twenty-First Century. CCCB, Barcelona.
· 14-06-23 Centre de la Photographie Genève together with Danaé Panchaud.
· 06-12-22 Matter-Matter-Antimatter. Together with Hiuwai Chu, Mabel Tapia and Carlos Marques-Marcet. MACBA, Barcelona.
· 12-11-22 Paris Photo together with Marc Feustel.
· 02-11-22 Recreo (Valencia) Together with Antonio M. Xoubanova
· 02-06-22 Banque nationale de Belgique, Brussels. Together with Zoe Gray and Ria Verhaeghe


Selected publications

·Ciutat de sorra. Pajarazos. David Bestué. Puente editores + Centre d’art Fabra i Coats. 2024
·Inviting life. Fundació Mies Van der Rohe, Barcelona. 2024
·Perseverança de la buidor. Elm Puig Mir, 2023. Documents documenta
·De la Tierra. Lolo & Sosaku. Catalog exhibition. 2023
·Site Specific: Photography Exhibitions from around the World. Tall Poppy Press, 2023
·I say to Earth: I flow. To the water: I am. Chus Martinez. Art Situacions III. 2023
·(un)common values. National Bank of Belgium. 2022
·Passió i cartografia per a un incendi dels ulls. MACBA, 2022
·Transound - Sound of our cities. Hosted by Donia Jourabchi. Idensitat. 2021
·Carn de cap 3. Escola Bloom. Barcelona, 2021
·Look up at the sky. Sala Montcunill, Terrassa, 2020
·Carn de cap 2. Escola Bloom. Barcelona, 2019
·Fotografía en España (1839-2015). Carmelo Vega. Manuales Arte Cátedra, 2017.
·IMA. “PHOTOGRAPHY NOW! VOL.2: NEW SPANISH HORIZON". 2015
·IMA Magazine. Vol 11. Tokyo, Japan. March 2015.
·The Photographers's Playbook. Published by Aperture. NY. 2014.
·British Journal of Photography. London, UK. July 2014.
·Elephant. Issue 19. Netherlands. Summer 2014.
·Diccionario de Fotógrafos Españoles. La Fábrica. Spain. 2014
·Arte Español Contemporaneo. Curated by Rafa Doctor. La Fábrica. Spain. 2013.
·The Eyes. Num 1. October 2013. Paris, France.
·Süddeutche Zeitung Magazin. Num 14. April 2013. Munich, Germany.
·Numéro Magazine 36. China. February 2014.
·Contexto crítico. Fotografía española siglo XXI. Exit, 2013
·Photonews Magazine. Hamburg. Germany. April 2013.
·Revista RARA, 09. Guatemala. January 2013.
·Le Monde Diplomatique. Portuguese edition. July 2012.
·Lugares de Transito. Editorial RM. Spain. July 2012.
·Strada. Le magazine de la création hors les murs. num 25. France. July 2012.
·IDEAT. Num 93. France June 2012.
·GQ. Num 50. France. April 2012.
·Beux Arts Magazine. Num 329 i 330. France. Nov / December 2011.
·100 New Artist Book. Book curated by Francesca Gavin and published by Laurence King Publishing. London, UK. August 2011.
·BCN Crea. Ed. La Fabrica. Spain. June 2011.
·CLES magazine, Paris, France. February 2011.
·Officiel Des Galeries, Paris, France. September 2010.
·Naturae. Exhibition catalog. Italy. Setember 2010.
·EXIT Express. Text by Neus Miró. Spain. May 2010.
·Fotopres 09 catalog exhibition. La Caixa. Spain. 2009.
·Internazionale, nº813. Italia, 2009.
·Catalog festival International Roma: La Gioia, visioni e rappresentazioni. Ed zoneattive. Italia. 2009.
·Nada. Catalog exhibition. Ed. Galerie Waltman. Paris, France. 2009.
·Espectadors/Espacios comunes. Catalog exhibition. Ed. Galerie Waltman. Paris, France. 2008.
·Interview RFI (Radio France Internacional). Paris, France. 10/11/08.
·Diario ABC. Nada. (Text by Javier Molins) Spain. 09/10/08
·Photo AZART. France. October 2008.
·IDEAT, nº 64. France. Octubre 2008.
·Philosophie Magazine, nº 22. France. September 2008.
·Purificación García Photography Award catalog. Spain. 2008.
·Mutis Mutandi caltalog exhibition. Sala Kursala, Càdiz, Spain. 2008.
·Talent Latent catalog exhibition. festival de fotografia SCAN. Tarragona, Spain. 2008.
·Espectadors catalog exhibition. Sala Kursala. Cádiz, 2007.
·El Cultural. Espectadors. Spain. 25/03/08.
·Publicació Revista MU, nº 69. June 2008.
·Nada catalog exhibition. Beca Ángel de fotografia. Spain. 2007.
·Purificación García Photography Award catalog. Spain. 2004