San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas. Mexico. 1992
Visual artist specialized in photography and narrative lives between Mexico and Switzerland. His work approaches photography as the main tool to create new realities and intertwines with other disciplines such as text, drawing, painting. He explores themes of identity such as religion, violence, affection and the complexity of family and cultural ties in his context. He considers photography as a possibility of narrative control, which is why he has specialized mostly in the creation of photobooks. He has been named as one of the most influential young photographers in the world by The British Journal Of Photography UK; Creative Review UK and FOAM MAGAZINE Neatherlands. He has received different awards worldwide. His work is part of solo and group exhibitions, as well as public and private collections in Latinamerica, USA, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. He has also had publications in different international media such as: The Guardian, The British Journal Of Photography, Vogue Italia, GQ Magazine, FOAM Magazine, GLAM Cult, IMA Magazine Tokyo, Creative Review; Internazionale Magazine, Vice Magazine, LensCulture, PHMuseum; Der Greif, GUP Magazine, Juxtapoze Magazine; Fisheye Magazine; ELLE Magazine India, The sun, BuzzFeed, FutureShoots, Dienach Magazine, Photo World Magazine China, Burn Magazine, The culture Trip among others.
PERMANENCES.
2020–2024
7x Fine Art Print, framed, 2025, 24x30cm
The relationship between Moreno and his strict Catholic grandmother Clementina was characterized by violent relationships at home due to the flight. Moreno grew up with her, seeking protection. As an act of closeness and affection, Moreno began photographing Clementina in his youth. Like himself, he says she was also influenced by the teachings of subjugation through the church, violence and machismo, an exaggerated sense of male superiority and vitality, to the point of delusions of masculinity. In Moreno's photographs one finds the liberation that all this violence and the liberation of the self carries within it. An intimate gathering, a loving and redemptive agreement to leave the past behind.
Moreno: “These moments are just a reminder of how we save each other in the hostile present, understand the complexity of the human condition and recognize the ability of art, rebellion and photography to transform our existence.”
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