Conceptual nominee

I live this life as a life sentence.

I had an accident in 2008 that made my left arm numb, since five of my nerves were ripped from the root adding a neurological and chronicle pain. The one drug that I need the most is Clonazepam. It comes in a bluish liquid form, inside a glass bottle, and milds my everyday pain.

I started saving this bottles years ago, I did not know why I was doing it. I just did. Five years after I thought about this proyect. I had more than 600 bottles at that time.

I want to express how fragile life can be depending on where you live. That is why an African model was choseen. If I was born else where, a worst scenario would have taken place.

This series of pictures show how this drug leave an imprint on myself.

Sergio de Luz (Madrid, 78)
Nearly two decades have passed since his initial stage of self taught although. After a few years he studied fashion photography. He begins to stands out in this field combining it with his first exhibitions, most of them with photos taken with his mobile phone.

Prominent Exhibitions:

INDIVIDUAL

- June, 2011: “Matters of light and depth” – French Alliance (Madrid, Spain)
- May, 2015: “Impronta” – Angel Orensanz Foundation Gallery (Manhattan, NYC)
- June, 2015: “Impronta” – Mad is Mad Gallery (Madrid) PHE15 circuit.
- April, 2016: “Sergio de Luz + Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada” (Paris, France)
- September, 2016: “Impronta” – Llotja del Cánem (Castellón, Spain)

COLLECTIVE

- June, 2011: “the lower east side door” - III ONCE foundation biennial of Contemporary Art (Espacio El Aguila, Madrid)
- June, 2014: “Metamorphosis” - VI ONCE foundation biennial of Contemporary Art (Espacio Centro Centro, Madrid)
- February, 2015: “impronta” – Guest Artist at the Marte Art Fair (Castellón, Spain)
- November, 2015: “Impronta” – Guest Artist at the Berliner Liste Art Fair (Berlin, Germany)
- December, 2016: “Nuclear Era” – International Art Contest of Korea (IDA) – Hongik Museum of Art, HOMA (Seoul, Korea)