Leopoldo Alejandro Farrera Cuevas

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Born in Mexico in 1997, he holds a degree in Visual Arts with honours from the National School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving “ENPEG- La Esmeralda” (INBAL). He also has studies in painting from the Antigua Academia de San Carlos (FAD-UNAM), and philosophy studies from the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City Campus, ranging from the history of philosophy to its connections with psychoanalysis. Additionally, he trained as a filmmaker and screenwriter at the Universidad Iberoamericana, the Cinematographic Capacity Centre (INBA), and Vancouver Film School. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in photography at the Royal College of Art in London.

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He is co-founder of the LUX-19 Exhibition, a film festival that blends the visual arts with cinematic arts, showcasing over 60 short films and involving the major universities of Mexico City. As an artist, his work has been exhibited at the National Centre for the Arts, festivals such as the “International Festival of Art and Culture Quimera,” the Mexico International Photography Festival 2022, and the Valparaíso International Photography Festival 2022 (Chile), where he won the edition and returned to exhibit the project in the 2023 edition, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Tate Modern, and the Malta Biennale 2024 edition.

His photobook "In Search of Absences" is currently part of the official selection of the Kassel Dummy Award (Germany). He was a finalist for London Camera Exchange Photographer of the Year 2024.

As a visual artist, his works have been exhibited in Mexico, London, Cambridge, Birmingham (UK), Valparaíso (Chile), and Valletta (Malta). His photobook has been part of exhibitions in Barcelona (Spain), Tokyo (Japan), Hong Kong (China), and Melbourne (Australia), to name a few. He currently lives and works in London, where he focuses on his latest production.