Seba Kurtis (1974) was born and raised in Buenos Aires. He left Argentine with his family during the 2001 economical crisis, and spent more than five years in Spain as an illegal immigrant worker before he turned to photography. He lives and works in Manchester, Great Britain. He is a member of POC – Piece of Cake, an international network of photographers. His works were exhibited at Noorderlicht Fotofestival in Groningen and the New York Photo Festival in 2009, and also in solo exhibitions at Host Gallery in London and Kiosk Gallery in Manchester. He was published at Foam International Photography Magazine and elsewhere.
Immigration Files
Seba Kurtis has made it his mission to raise a monument for the glory of anonymous, illegal men. His works repeatedly call our attention to a peripheric mass of people who lose their rights and basic human dignity due to harsh social and geo-political conditions. He explores the state of despair with extraordinary empathy.
Immigration Files is a bundle of photographic series, which Seba has been working on for several years. These series are manifestations of personal experience on illegal migration and human trafficing. The project maps a global phenomenon, while examining isolated narratives of Mexicans in the USA, Egyptians coming to Italy and Africans going to the Canary Islands.
www.sebakurtis.com
www.pocproject.com
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