On show during Unseen 2022: Anna Malagrida — “The series "Paris barricadé” was born during a moment of crisis. The impact of this crisis is readable on the walls and facades of the city and these photographs collect the traces.” (Dutch ⤵️) • During Unseen (16-18 September 2022), @PhilippvonRosen Galerie will show work by the Spanish photographer and video maker Anna Malagrida. In 2018 and 2019, she captured the ways in which various residents and luxury store owners around the Boulevard des Champs-Elysées prepared for the Yellow Vests protests in Paris: storefronts and homes were often boarded up to protect the windows and merchandise. On Sundays, the day after the recurring (countrywide) Saturday protests, Malagrida took photographs of the ways in which the city prepares for a crisis. But decontextualised from the source of the danger and without any human presence, these empty Parisian streets appear cold, silent and deserted, a symbol for larger issues at hand — and a sharp contrast with the TV broadcasting of these protests, that suggested that France was nearing a revolution. On their own, some of these shapes almost resemble ephemeral sculptures, a symbol of defense during turbulent times. In her work, the artist questions space in the contemporary city, often in the opposition between the interior and the exterior. • #annamalagrida#philippvonrosengalerie#unseenamsterdam#westergas#unseen2022#photo#artfair#photographylovers#amsterdamart#artamsterdam#photooftheday#artoftheday#artcollectors#museum#photography