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Originally published on Wednesday, 06 May 2009

Shutter Bugged

Apparently the average person in London gets caught on a CCTV camera some 300 times a day. How Orwellian, I was thinking, only to find myself tagged in ten new photos on Facebook: there, my Saturday night, documented in excruciating detail, and irrefutable evidence of the threat posed by amateur photographers.

Armed with mobile phones and compact cameras, these trigger-happy heathens are turning my life into a series of blurry JPGs. Oh, the good old days when photography was an art form and not just incriminating pixels on a two-inch LCD screen.

But at least I can still trust Madrid-based La Fábrica to take photography seriously, and now they are here, too. You see, the masterminds behind PHotoEspaña and the annual cult mag Matador, marked their 15th anniversary two weeks ago by opening a Barcelona branch, complete with gallery, bookshop, café and an event space.

Jean-Marie del Moral's "Barceló, detrás del espejo", a photo documentary of artist Miquel Barcelo - now world-known for his stunning US$ 23 million ceiling mural at the UN - launched the attractive space, and co-located with Sarah Stothart's restaurant there should be a draw at Tapioles 53 for everybody. Picture perfect, you might say.

La Fábrica Tapioles 53, Poble Sec - 93 329 2237
Monday-Saturday 10-20h
Tapioles 53 restaurante - 93 329 2238
Tuesday-Saturday 21-23h. EUR 40-60 plus drinks

by AAl

 

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