Beyond the Single Image: Online Panel Discussion on Photography

This online panel features renowned photographers and experts discussing photography’s evolving role in shaping historical narratives and cultural identities, in conjunction with the exhibition “Beyond the Single Image” in Miami.

Foto Colectania Foundation (Barcelona) and The Margulies Collection at The Warehouse (Miami) present an online panel discussion exploring the evolving role of photography in both national and international contexts. Featuring distinguished photographers such as Joan Fontcuberta, Cristina de Middel, Alec Soth, Adriana López Sanfeliu, alongside experts like David Campany (Creative Director of the International Center of Photography, New York) and Carles Guerra (Curator), the discussion will examine how the medium reflects historical narratives and cultural identities.

This discussion is held in conjunction with the exhibition Beyond the Single Image: Spanish Photography from the Foto Colectania Collection, Barcelona, currently on view at The Margulies Collection at The Warehouse in Miami.

As photography approaches its bicentennial, the exhibition serves as a platform to explore its evolution in Spain from a documentary tool to a collaborative medium that redefines representation and citizenship.

Panelists

Joan Fontcuberta has had a multifaceted career in photography as a creator, teacher, essayist, curator, and historian. He received the Hasselblad Award (2013) and has authored a dozen essays on photography and around thirty monographs on his creative work.

Cristina De Middel is a photographer and president of Magnum Photos. Her work blends photojournalism and conceptualism, with The Afronauts (2012) as a standout project. She has published over 14 photobooks and curated festivals such as PhotoEspaña and Lagos Photo.

Alec Soth is a photographer and a member of Magnum Photos. Best known for Sleeping by the Mississippi (2004), he has published over 25 books and exhibited at institutions such as Jeu de Paume and MoMA Hayama. He is also the founder of Little Brown Mushroom.

Adriana López Sanfeliu is a photographer and filmmaker. Specializing in marginalized communities, she has worked as a photojournalist in New York. Her documentary Elliott Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good (2019) won the Best Documentary award at the DArt Festival.

David Campany is a curator, writer, and Creative Director at ICP in New York. He has curated exhibitions at MoMA and Tate and authored books such as On Photographs (2020). He has received awards including the ICP Infinity Award and the Kraszna-Krausz Book Award.

Carles Guerra is a curator, researcher, and professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. He has directed La Virreina and the Fundació Tàpies and served as Chief Curator at Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona. His curatorial projects include exhibitions on Allan Sekula, Susan Meiselas, and Harun Farocki.