Nuria López Torres
Barcelona, España
She studied at the Institute of Photographic Studies of Catalonia and later a master's degree in photojournalism at the School of Graphic IDEP Barcelona and a specialization in portrait.
She focuses on topics related to the world of women, sexualities, identities and violence. She is interested in tackling issues from an anthropological and sociological analysis.
Today combines the development of their personal documentary projects with collaboration as a freelance photographer in different publications and teaching in specialized centers photography in Barcelona. Her works have been published in Interviú, Marie Claire, Mia Magazine, El Periódico de Catalunya, El País, Zazpikam, XL Semanal, Esquire Latin America, Internazionale, The Caravan, CNN and Al-Jazeera among others.
Exhibitions: WhiteBox Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malasia. Valid Photo Gallery - Barcelona, Caja Madrid in Barcelona, Hardcore Art Gellery in Miami, EE.UU, Cultural Center of Spain in Lima (Peru), Spanish Cooperation Center - Guatemala, Cultural Center of Spain in Paraguay, Rojas Cultural Center - Buenos Aires (Argentina). Outono Fotográfico - Orense, Espai Fotogràfic Can Basté - Barcelona, MAC Ibirapuera Museum - Sao Paulo (Brazil).
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- French
Muxes
Nuria López Torres
In Itzmo of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico, and in the heart of the Zapotec culture, the muxes are considered as a third gender within society.
Gender identity is a social and cultural construction that has been linked to sexuality generating the binomial gender-sex, settling as the dominant formula in most cultures, however, there are some cultures where it has reformulated the concept to suit their own socio-cultural needs, as is the case of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec “muxes”.
The “muxes” are integrated in the generic organization of the community and develop socially recognized roles in both the socio-cultural organization and within the family. There is a peculiarly permissive attitude towards homosexuality, effeminacy and transvestism in this part of the state of Oaxaca. Some mothers educate one of his sons in traditional female roles, to do the function of keeping unmarried daughter and take care of parents in old age.
Sex and Revolution in Cuba
Nuria López Torres
Sex and Revolution in Cuba is a photo essay documenting the gay community in this country for three years.
After coming to power of Raul Castro in February 2008, on the island begins a series of economic and social changes. One of the biggest changes is that the regime announces new policies related to sensitization in sexual diversity and gender identity. Some people think that these changes are a simple strategy of political marketing on Human Rights.
This photo essay is an intimate portrait of reality and everyday life of homosexuals in Cuba, from different socioeconomic classes, through an extensive investigation on the impact that these social policies have had on the LGBTI community.
Cuba gets fit
Nuria López Torres
The Cuban government has always promoted the sport in its educational policies, but it has been in recent years that it has started a fashion cult of the body (mainly in the group of young men), because the Cubans have a more access to foreign films and television series where actors appear with sculpted bodies. In recent years they have been opened many private gyms. This type of business is one of the list of businesses that Cubans can legally open. These gyms, nor the public, have showers, saunas or any kind of comfort which have gyms in Europe. Neither Cubans have the opportunity to make a proper diet, or have specific nutrition products, however a new generation of young Cubans trying to get fit imitating Brad Pitt and Jason Statham.