SOLO EXHIBITION TANIA FRANCO KLEIN | PROCEED TO THE ROUTE | 5.NOV.2021_27.FEB.2022
Proceed to the Route is the title of Franco Klein’s presentation at ROOF-A. It’s her first solo exhibition in Europe, where she shows a generous selection of her acclaimed photo series from the past five years. The public moves with her through an imaginary travel diary, encouraged by its title Proceed to the route.
The photographic work of Tania Franco Klein (b. Mexico, 1990) takes up entire walls, with intense colours and the glow of images lit up in the cinema. She studied architecture in Mexico City and photography in London. Thanks to this, her double background and specialization becomes clearly visible in the spatial presentation of her photographic material.
The spectator enters a cinematic setting, coming close to the protagonist herself. This is her own beautiful alter ego. With wigs, red lips, and ravishing spectacle frames, Tania Franco Klein appears as a Hollywood film star. She poses, or rather hangs around, in desolate, vast landscapes, along highways and airports, in swimming pools and motel room interiors.
Tania Franco Klein uses her camera as a mirror to the soul, with an added filter of glamour and discomfort. Tailored to the space, she combines monumental wall prints with loose and framed photographs. In this way, she unfolds a hypnotic setting, filled with suggestions.
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