Vincent Catala lives and works in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), where he settled in 2013, coming from France. He became a photographer in 2006 after having experienced various trades. He is a member of Paris based Agence VU’.
Specializing in long-term, in depth projects, Vincent discusses and contextualizes the bonds between the individual and his space, and their subjective representations: loneliness, freedom, place in the world. His work has appeared in Le Monde, M le magazine du monde, Télérama, The Sunday Times Magazine, The National Geographic (proof), Revista ZUM, Burn Magazine, Connaissance des Arts, among other publications. He has also been exhibited in numerous shows and festivals including Nuit de l’année, RIP Arles (France, 2011 and 2014), Galerie Dupon (France, 2011), Encontros da Imagem (Portugal, 2011), Festival Circulation(s) (France, 2012), Gallery Dar Al Anda (Jordan, 2013 and 2014), Musée André Villers (France, 2015), Galerie VU’ (France, 2015)
Since 2015 his work is held in the Museum of Modern Art / Rio de Janeiro (MAM/RJ).
