Cecilia Hurtado

Born in Mexico City in 1973, lives between Mexico and Berlin, Germany.
Her diverse use of photographic language—ranging from anonymous, intervened photographs to graphic testimonies and reflections on extinction and memory—reveals a continuous quest to understand time, loss, absence, identity, and memory. Employing appropriation strategies and visual exploration, her work intricately connects images with the viewer’s perception, uncovering hidden relationships.

She studied digital photography at the Grisart School of Photography in Barcelona, Spain, the Talleres Creativos del Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City, and earned a photography degree from the Cabañas Cultural Institute in Guadalajara, Jalisco. With over 40 group exhibitions and 20 solo exhibitions, her work has been showcased in Mexico, Spain, Italy, Chile, the Philippines, and other countries. Notably, her projects have been exhibited at prestigious venues such as the Centro de la Imagen in Mexico City, the Museo Álvarez Bravo in Oaxaca, ISELP in Brussels, and Cuadro 22 Gallery in Chur, Switzerland.

She is member of the National System of Creators of Mexico since 2012, Cecilia has received numerous awards and scholarships. She currently collaborates on educational projects centered around contemporary photographic creation while continuing to develop her own projects.