César Ordóñez, photographer and video-artist, with a long professional career, develops his activity mainly between Barcelona (his hometown) and Tokyo (his city lab). He uses visual language and its universality, as a tool to reflect on today’s world, the beauty of existence and its fragility. Exploring how our thoughts and attitudes influence our environment, and the daily evolution of the societies in which we live, and vice versa. With a vital, intimate and often introspective style, his works move between the reality and the metaphor, between the lived moments and the dreamed ones.

He has exhibited in Spain, Mexico, France, Russia, Japan, South Korea, China and Peru. He treasures more than 10 solo exhibitions and more than 50 group ones. In the Japanese capital highlights his participation since 2012, in the extensive project Tokyo-Ga.org, which brings together 100 international photographers. His works are part of important art collections such as Fundació Foto Colectania (Barcelona, Spain), Auer Photo Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland) and Unicaja Foundation (Malaga, Spain), and several private collections. His latest book published is Tokyo Blur.

Solo exhibitions

2017 TOKYO INTIMO, LPBC, Barcelona (SPAIN)
2014 TOKYO BLUR, Galeria Atelier, Barcelona (SPAIN)
2013 LA INTIMIDAD, Mondo Galería, Madrid (SPAIN)
2012 TOKYO INTIMO, Patricia Conde Galería, Mexico D.F. (MEXICO)
2011 LA INTIMIDAD, Sala Enart, Lleida (SPAIN)
2011 ASHIMOTO, Mediadvanced Galería, Gijon (SPAIN)
2011 TOKYO, Rita Castellote Galería, Madrid (SPAIN)
2010 KAGAMI, H2O Galería, Barcelona (SPAIN)
2008 ASHIMOTO, Emergent 08 Festival, Lleida (SPAIN)
2008 ASHIMOTO, SCAN 08 Festival, Tarragona (SPAIN)
2008 ASHIMOTO, H2O gallery, Barcelona (SPAIN)
2005 NIPPON NO ASHI, Calpe Fotos Galería, Alicante (SPAIN)
1999 JAPONESES, In2 Japan Festival, CCCB (Contemporary Culture Center of Barcelona), Barcelona (SPAIN)

Group exhibitions (selection)

2017 Un cierto Panorama (reciente fotografía de autor en España), Canal Isabel II, Madrid - upcoming exhibition
2016 Maridajes XVIII: Tipologías, Fotocolectania, Bodegas Roda, Haro, La Rioja (SPAIN) - until 31.05.2017
2016 Mirades BCN / SILENCIS series, Galeria Atelier, Barcelona (SPAIN)
2015 Maco Foto, Patricia Conde Galeria, Mexico D.F. (MEXICO)
2015 Mt. Rokko International Photo Festival 2015, Kobe (JAPAN)
2014 Intimidad Extimidad, Juan Naranjo, Barcelona (SPAIN)
2014 La Librairie Imaginaire (Tokyo-Ga), Galerie T, Paris (FRANCE)
2014 Gallery Weekend México, Patricia Conde Galeria, Mexico D.F. (MEXICO)
2013 Languages and Aesthetics of Spanish Video Art, Songwon Art Center, Seoul (SOUTH KOREA)
2013 Tokyo-Ga 4 forest among us, Gakushuin University, Tokyo (JAPAN)
2013 Swab Art Fair, stand Galeria Atelier, Barcelona (SPAIN)
2013 4colors, The square of Arts, St. Petersburg (RUSSIA)
2013 XIV Unicaja Biennial Photo Award, Museum J. Peinado, Ronda, (SPAIN)
2013 Tres projectes. Fotografia, Galeria Atelier, Barcelona (SPAIN)
2012 VIP ART Fair, Patricia Conde Galeria, New York (USA)
2012 Lima Photo 2012, stand Patricia Conde Galeria, Lima (PERU)
2012 Entre Ville et paysage, Galerie Detaille, Marsella (FRANCE)
2011 Saint Petersburg Photo Vernissage 2011, Central Exhibition Hall “Manege”, St. Petersburg (RUSSIA)
2011 Difraccion, Patricia Conde Galería, Mexico D.F. (MEXICO)
2011 On quan qui?, Valid Foto Galería, Barcelona (SPAIN)
2009 Video Art from Spain: Hybrid Generations, UCCA (Ullens Center of Contemporary Art), Beijing (CHINA)

WORKS IN ART COLLECTIONS

AUER PHOTO FOUNDATION, Geneva, SWITZERLAND, www.auerphotofoundation.org
FUNDACIÓ FOTOCOLECTANIA, Barcelona, SPAIN, www.colectania.es
FUNDACIÓN UNICAJA, Malaga, SPAIN, www.obrasocialunicaja.es