Juan Carlos Alom actively
works in experimental photography as well as film and video, and is
also responsible for founding a studio in Cuba where artists can work
and screen their videos. Alom has also studied at the Studio of Manipulated
Photography, the Fototeca de Cuba, and the Semiotic Studio of the
Urban Environment at the Institute of International Journalism in
Havana. His work often incorporates elements of ritual, magical realism,
and Afro-Cuban religion set into tableaux that he then photographs.
His works communicate a personal imagery while also reflecting upon
universal themes. Recent solo exhibitions include Evidencia,
Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles (2001); and Secret Shadows,
Throckmorton Fine Art, New York (2000). Recent group exhibitions include
Shifting Tides: Cuban Photography After the Revolution, Los
Angeles County Museum of Art (2001) and From the Negative, Conceptual
Photography from Cuba, Photographic Arts, Minneapolis (2000).
Alom lives and works in Havana.
