EXHIBITION

Accomplished photographer, cinematographer and director Carolina Zorrilla de San Martín presents ART IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH, a pictorial-cum-documentary and book project that manifests the ultimate in machismo: The testosterone-soaked art of bullfighting.

This body of work is eloquently described by author Malina Saval. “Lensed in manual medium-format Hasselblad, the photographer’s sepia-tinted images of the adrenaline-laden, gold-spangled spectacle of Spanish matadors in the bullring present a multi-pronged juxtaposition of life versus death, of blood-spattered ghastliness and balletic, life-flushed beauty.  Choosing sepia as a hue to maintain cohesiveness, the colors remain so bountiful – rich reds, glimmering golds, bold blacks – they melt through the image, pulsating with the electric warmth of dying bull’s blood.” 

With a Bachelor’s degree in photography from RISD and a blossoming career in cinematography, commercial and film directing, Carolina presents a stunning and passionate look at her native Spain.  Her rich images portray the thrill of the fight such that the viewer becomes a participant in the centennial event.  Zorrilla de San Martín’s pursuit of beauty combines seamlessly with her European sensibility to create the photographs of ART IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH. 

Conducting a bicoastal career, Carolina currently calls Los Angeles home.

The exhibition is open until November 30.