David Lopez Cruz
David Lopez Cruz (Matanzas, Kuba, 1999) ist aCuban visual artist and fine art photographer. Er hält aBachelor’s Degree in Education in Foreign Languages, spezialisiert aufEnglish Language, and has developed his artistic practice in aself-taught manner. His work delves into the poetic and symbolic dimensions ofzeitgenössische kubanische Fotografie, reflecting on identity, Erinnerung, und der menschliche Zustand.
López Cruz’s photographs have been exhibited in numerousGemeinschaftsausstellungen across Cuba, includingIntermittierende Flüsse — a project by Cuban-American artistMaría Magdalena Campos-Pons, part of the14Biennale von Havanna (2021) — as well as inSpanien, Mexiko, Argentinien, and Colombia.
He has received severalawards and distinctions, darunter einLobende Erwähnung am11th Alfredo Sarabia In Memoriam Biennial of Photography in Cuba (2020); Finalist amQuijote PhotoFest (2021); UndErster Preis imLatin American Documentary Photography Contest “Los trabajos y los días”, imCare Economy category (2022). He was also selected for theFotoFest Virtual Portfolio Presentation Cuba, organisiert von derKuba-Fotobibliothek.
His emerging body of work positions him among thenew generation of Cuban photographers, characterized by a balance betweenaesthetic sensitivity and documentary vision, contributing to the vitality ofzeitgenössische kubanische bildende Kunst.
