So happy to get to know Pablo when i invited him for a lecture in KEVN in Eindhoven. And even more happy we had a full house! Thanks all for coming and supporting his cause!
THE LIGHT OF THE BEAST
Artist talk with Pablo Allison
Curated by Jasper van Es
Thursday 24 March 20:00
KEVN / Galileistraat 2 / Eindhoven NL
Pablo Allison is a photographer and graffiti writer focusing on the Central American migrants who travel on the train towards the United States. He captures their travels with his photography and honors their courage in his graffiti.
Pablo will come to Eindhoven to talk about his work and share his unique experiences. He will also bring some of his publications related to the project.
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KEVN has a bar with food and drinks, so feel free to come early!
Check out this article about Pablo: https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/theredbulletin/pablo-allison-taming-the-beast
Bio
Pablo Allison was born in Manchester and grew up in Mexico City. He later returned to live in the UK where he completed his degree in Documentary Photography between the London College of Communication and the University of Wales, Newport.
He is interested in exploring Ideas such as control, reclusion, displacement, freedom, entrapment and migration among others through his practice.
He is currently working on a ´long term project´ focusing on the landscape of Mexico that goes unnoticed and which is mainly observed only by Central American migrants who travel on the train towards the United States.
His images have been published by The Huffington Post, National Geographic, TeleSur, Vice Magazine, El Pais, Juxtapoz and has contributed with NGO’s such as Amnesty International and ActionAid among others. He currently lives and works in Latin America.