Gracias Por Su Visita
The project is a visual interaction with and celebration of the small neighbourhood bars that populate every corner of Madrid, a series of photos in which the ever-present pincho de tortilla serves as a linchpin around which to display the familiar and unassuming interiors of these bars, built from a worn patchwork of tile, marble and wood veneer.
Though decontextualisation and repetition to the point of abstraction, mundane elements – a certain chair, a certain tile – are elevated to rhythmic motifs. The romanticised view of the outsider serves to distil and glorify an eating ritual as elemental to Spanish culture as the dish itself.
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‘Gracias por su visita’ is a collaborative series of images created by British photographer Joseph Fox and graphic designer Lizzie Frost, released as a photozine by contemporary art book publisher Terranova. The images have been featured in many publications including Revista Papel, The Financial Times and Architects Digest.
