VÍCTOR TENORIO FUERTES
BACKGROUND
Víctor Tenorio was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. His artistic journey began with a school exchange program in southern Belgium, where he studied musical reading and clarinet.
Upon returning to Mexico, he pursued studies in photography, drawing and painting with local Oaxacan artists.
Fascinated by spanish music, he moved to Granada to immerse himself in the roots of flamenco. Soon after, he was awarded a scholarship at the Cristina Heeren Foundation for Flamenco Art, where he studied flamenco singing in Seville. During this period, he engaged with independent Andalusian art collectives as a visual artist and held solo exhibitions.
He participated in major events such as the XIII International photography biennial of Córdoba and collaborated as a cultural manager for the Mexican embassy, contributing to PhotoEspaña Festival 2015.
In Madrid, he was part of several emerging artists’ exhibitions.
In 2018, he completed his studies at Sur, school founded by the Círculo de Bellas Artes of Madrid and La Fábrica editorial, specialising in photography.
His work focuses on building a visual memory that intertwines subjective documentary photography with a poetic yet realistic approach. He explores the relationship between territory, identity, and the passage of time, capturing the hidden beauty in everyday life. His work engages in a dialogue between history and the present of the places he inhabits and documents, highlighting the deep connection between people and their environment with a sensitivity that goes beyond the merely descriptive.
VÍCTOR’S DO PICHO PROJECT
The Ulla River is a living liquid memory that has nurtured the land and its communities for centuries.
Its balance is at risk due to the potential installation of a textile cellulose production plant in the Palas de Rei region, an intervention that could transform its flow and irreversibly alter the landscape and the life it sustains.
As a documentary photographer and visual artist, my work focuses on building a memory that engages with the present reality of the places I document and inhabit.
Through subjective documentary photography, poetry and reality intertwine to reveal the hidden beauty within the everyday, exploring its waters, its source in the mountains of Antas de Ulla, and its journey through the region.
I seek to give voice to those who have lived alongside the river: farmers, fishermen, and elders who have witnessed its changes over time. I will capture their stories through images while also recovering old photographs of the Ulla to construct a visual memory that reflects its evolution and its role in Galician identity.
The result will be a documentary series interwoven with these historical archives, adapted into an exhibition format.
Additionally, the material will be available to organizations working to protect the river, aiming to raise awareness and highlight what still exists and deserves to be preserved.
This visit for me is a commitment to the land and its people. It is a way to see the Ulla through the eyes of those who love and depend on it and to contribute through art and memory to ensure its voice is heard before it is too late.
During my first stay in Do Picho I portrayed the Ulla river not as a natural resource but as a living entity that breathes, transforms and connects. During my second stay in June, I focus on the people whose lives the river has been impacting.
A selection of photographs of my project will be shown during the month of August during an exhibition at the Castelo de Pambre in Palas de Rei.
