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December 03, 2024

First quarter in José Ignacio, Uruguay

Fundación
Ama Amoedo

Curator


Alejandro Díaz Lageard

Alejandro Díaz Lageard (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1969) is the Director of Torres García Museum. In his role as Director and Curator of the museum, he has organized more than twenty exhibitions featuring the works of Joaquín Torres García in various museums in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Spain. Additionally, he writes essays on art and serves as the editorial director of the museum's publications. He is actively involved in designing and directing the setup of exhibitions, as well as photographing the artworks. In addition to his contributions to the visual arts, he engages in fiction writing, music composition, and studio photography. His eclectic education includes a degree in Mechanical Industrial Engineering, a postgraduate diploma in Organizational Management, and training in music, theater, studio photography, creative writing, carnival show direction, and object design. He has been honored with the Florencio Award in the music and sound ambiance category, an honorable mention in the short story contest of the Uruguayan Writers Association, the Best Exhibition Award in Brazil in 2011 (ABCA), the Morosoli Prize (Lolita Rubial Foundation), and the Museum Management Award (DNC). He currently resides and works in Montevideo, Uruguay.

This edition will focus on the technical script of the documentary in development, Pax in Lucem, prior to the filming stage in Spain. The film explores the trajectory of the renowned Uruguayan-Catalan artist Joaquín Torres García, starting with the discovery of fragments from the famous mural lost in the fire at the museum in Rio de Janeiro in 1978. Alejandro (great-grandson of Torres García and Director of the museum) and Emiliano (film director), lifelong friends, journey through the cities where Torres García lived, tracing his footsteps that still endure through time.

This edition of FAARA Sur is carried out in partnership with the Arca International Film Festival on Arts.