Cristobal Ascencio Ramos

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1988, Cristóbal Ascencio is a Mexican photographer currently residing in Madrid. He studied a degree in Audiovisual Media and Advertising at CAAV in Jalisco and a master's in Contemporary Photography at EFTI.

His work and research focus on the relationship between images and memory, and how we construct identities and realities based on this correspondence. His practice extends to new forms of image-making, such as virtual reality, data manipulation, and photogrammetry, with the goal of exploring new ways to consume photography.

Cristóbal is part of the artists selected for Foam Talent 2024-25. He was invited to Plat(t)form 2023 by the Fotomuseum Winterthur. In 2022, he was included in the "Ones to Watch" list by the British Journal of Photography and the "100 Next Big Fashion Image Creators" list by Vogue. His work was exhibited in the 2022 edition of the Getxo Photo Festival and the Discovery Awards 2022 at the Encontros da Imagem Festival in Braga. That same year, he was a finalist for the PHmuseum Grant and received first prize in the portfolio reviews at Art Photo Bcn and the Panorámic Festival.

In 2021, his work was selected for the PhotoSlam at Les Rencontres d’Arles (France). He has exhibited in spaces such as Gimnasio de Arte y Cultura (Mexico), Experimental Photo Festival (Barcelona), Karne Kunst (Berlin), Space Millepiani (Rome), Casa Volcán (Guadalajara), and The Curated Fridge, among others. He is currently a recipient of the Jóvenes Creadores (FONCA, 2022-2023) emerging artists' grant.

“Las Flores mueren dos veces”

2023