Com la vida mateixa, de Juan Miguel Morales

This exhibition invites us to immerse ourselves in the visual universe of Juan Miguel Morales, an author who has made honesty and closeness his hallmark. Through a careful selection of 40 black-and-white photographs, the show breaks down the boundaries between genres to reveal the common thread running through all his work: a deep humanist sensitivity capable of capturing the soul, whether on a stage, in a boxing ring or in the street.The exhibition is structured as a dialogue between different worlds. On one hand, we find the territory where Morales has established himself as an undisputed reference: music. With a prominent section dedicated to the Troba Cubana, together with intimate portraits of key figures such as Luis Eduardo Aute and Lluís Llach —in addition to a selection of other musicians—, the photographer does not seek the idol, but the person, offering us the silence that hides behind the song.But Morales's gaze travels far beyond music. The show takes us to diverse social and cultural realities, from the ancestral dignity of the Quítxues to the advocacy and visibility of the LGTBI community through the series Festa del Info-Gai. In these images, the camera acts as a tool of respect and memory.Finally, the exhibition explores the tension, effort and magic of the body in motion. The contrast between the fantasy of the world of the Circus and Fairs and the physical harshness of Boxing shows us the author's ability to freeze the precise moment of human emotion. The tour is completed by a miscellaneous collection of small visual gems that further sharpen the photographer's insatiable curiosity.All images are presented in rigorous black and white, an aesthetic choice that strips the scene of the artifice of colour to focus on the essentials: light, shadow and the truth of the subject. A unique opportunity to discover the multifaceted gaze of one of the great visual chroniclers of our time.Coordination: Martí Parés