Descripción de la Exposición
Galleria Matria presents Time Lapse, the first solo exhibition in Italy by Spanish photographer Xan Padrón.
Crowded streets, parallel lives, fragments of time frozen in a single image.
His photographs do not merely capture moments; they unveil the hidden rhythm of urban life, weaving destinies and fleeting instants into an endless visual sequence. Xan Padrón observes the world with a keen and silent gaze.
Through his acclaimed project Time Lapse, the artist captures urban life with a patient and contemplative approach, transforming the anonymous flow of passersby into collective portraits that reveal a city's identity.
A professional musician for over a decade before fully dedicating himself to photography, Xan Padrón translates the rhythm of the city into images, creating compositions in which each passerby becomes a note on an urban score. The connection between his musical background and his photographic research is evident in his collages, where time and space intertwine in visual harmonies.
His works not only immortalize the ephemeral but also invite viewers to reflect on their own perception of time and space. Unaware protagonists, passersby become witnesses to a collective story in which the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary.
Time Lapse invites us to slow down and observe: through Padrón's images, time ceases to be an unstoppable flow and transforms into a sequence of moments capable of revealing stories, connections, and rhythms. The public space thus becomes a stage for silent encounters, a spontaneous and universal choreography.
XAN PADRÓN
Born in Ourense, Spain, in 1969, he discovered photography through his grandfather, a photojournalist, and developed a strong narrative sensitivity under the influence of his father, a journalist. After years of experience as a professional musician, he embarked on a photographic journey that led him to exhibit in prestigious institutions such as the United Nations Headquarters and the Pfizer Building in New York, as well as in art fairs like Photo LA, Art on Paper NYC, and The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art in London, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
His work has been published in international magazines such as Die Zeit Magazine (Germany), New England Review (NER), PRISM International (Canada), and Photo World Magazine (China). Additionally, his images have appeared on the cover of the 11th edition of the anthology Race, Class, and Gender in the United States (MacMillan, 2020) and in the sociology volume Personal Networks (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
The Time Lapse series was selected for the Art on Link (#ArtOnLink) program of the City of New York (LinkNYC, CityBridge 2020), which showcased his sociological portraits on over 1,700 digital screens across the metropolis. Furthermore, his works were featured on the cover of Saatchi Art’s Fall Catalog (2019), further cementing his impact on the contemporary photography scene.
Landstrße,-Vienna-©Xan-Padron
Premio. 14 abr de 2025 - 12 may de 2025 / Madrid, España
Exposición. 30 abr de 2025 - 14 sep de 2025 / Varios espacios de Madrid y otras ciudades españolas / Madrid, España
Formación. 08 may de 2025 - 17 may de 2025 / Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) / Madrid, España