David Hornillos: “Mediodia” – Spanish Midday Love For Orange Brick Wall

David Hornillos. Madrid, 1974. He studied photography at the School of Madrid Blank Paper. He is a member of the collective Fotoaplauso. His photographs have been exhibited in the gallery Peer2Peer Madrid, Madrid Blank Space Paper, Photo-Mapping-Flaneur Phestival London, Museum of Fine Arts in Castellón, Europe ECC Creative Center Berlin. He received the ARCO Documentary Photography Award 2013. His works have been published in Yearbook Blank Paper, Magazine and Fanzine FiestaFiesta Shots (Party Edition). Currently participates in the exhibition "Books are photos, photos that are books" National Center of Art Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid.

Spain – 

Madrid’s Atocha station was formerly known as Mediodía (Midday), as it was the city’s Southbound railway hub. This is the location where Photography feature – David Hornillos worked between 2011 and 2014, during the central hours of the day.

Mediodía presents an enveloping world of orange brick bathed in a vibrant light that irresistibly draws in and traps all living beings like a dragnet.

With the colour orange in a leading role, David’s work faces the viewer against this brick wall, drawing him into the atmosphere of a stifling and hypnotic mental state.

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