fernandoprats researches from photography, design, poetry, music, video and other disciplines, the word and its representations.

He was born in Buenos Aires, and he lives in Barcelona from a decade ago.

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He’s the creative director of Estudi Prats, directs the experience Y SIN EMBARGO (magazine, web,
ramifications), the ‘pictosophic groups Rhizome and other projects through the so-called 2.0 social networks.

He’s the author of the poetry books: Deshielo, Una al día, Monda Lironda, Como volver a casa, pero no,
Olores, palabras, rincones, De la risa a la rabia.

He’s also the author of short stories’ books {Satori, Mate amargo}, a photowork’s {El culo y la memoria: uropa -with Enric Leor-}, a visual poetry’s {Corto y afilado}, a musicalized stories {Ene O}, a theatrical short play {Motivo y variación sobre el fortuito encuentro con Thomas Bernhard},
an articles compilation {Postales de la era del olvido} and the rehearsal of a rehearsal {La escuela
frente a la cultura digital}.

Until now he has published “A taste of immadencity“, "whe(re)n ?", "objects subjects", whe(re)n ?, “Shapes and Shapes (formas y formas xl)“, “Motivo y variación sobre el fortuito encuentro con Thomas Bernhard“, “formas y formas“, “Corto y afilado“, “Una al día“, “Como volver a casa, pero no“,
“Olores, palabras, rincones” and “De la risa a la rabia“.

He’s been included at the Book of the Year Vol. 2 (Design and Design), Web Design Index by Content book (Pepin Press), and at the expo Guantánamo No! (Fundació Signes), has written for the book The world through my mechanic eye (Andrea Sozzi) and prologued Temporada (María Laura Coppié),
directed ‘vídeoclops’ for Prats/Ruibal and for the pop-rock group Papa:Noes, write lyrics for Albert Jordà. Recently, he was featured as special guest of the Literary Café Pretextos, Buenos Aires, and the V Festival Internacional de la Palabra, Alicante, has participated in Poetas del 15 de Mayo and the exhibition Brangulí was here. What about you?, CCCB, and has been the curator of YSE mag exhibition in ****contrasted gallery, June 2011.

Some of his photographic works have been published on media like FILE magazine, New Internationalist Publications, And I still miss you, Platform 58 or Artemis, and have been exhibited at Tate Liverpool online / colour chart: reinventing colour, 1950 to today, Open Call, Frieze Art Fair 2009, Ambiguities exhibition @ University of Kent, Shadé digital exhibitions, Elements Exhibition (Maregmágnum, Barcelona), Ver y Mirar. El detalle de las letras (Menos uno, Madrid), SoniMag Foto 07, Festival Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo BAC! 07 Babylon or at the guide Schmap Barcelona Fourth Edition, and has been selected by artistic collectives like Artistas de España, Voltants.com or 500×500.

His photos are part of the collective books Shadé (i y ii) curated by Brancolina, and Hypo – X – Series (Cream of Fugu Book) curated by Alan Wilson and White as a colour, an effort to raise funds for the fight against Multiple Sclerosis curated by Sophie Addison, and 1 navidad, 1 niño, un libro, by Escritores Solidarios.

He has received several awards and recognitions for his photographic work, including competitions such as Perspectivas 3 (2010, Obras, media specialized in information architecture, interior design and construction of Grupo Expansión), with his series Arquitecturanimal and the first photography contest of Lulu.com and Foto DNG (2009), with his book formas y formas. … Read More