Xavier Comas studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Barcelona University, graduating in 1995. He has also taught in Master programs of visual communication in Bilbao and Barcelona. Xavier developed his career as designer, photographer and illustrator focusing on book cover art for years founding Opalworks studio in 2000. His work has appeared on many covers published internationally.
Xavier embarked on an adventurous solo journey to the Asia-Pacific in 2002 which it was the catalyst of his passion for travel and cultural immersion. His interest lies in visual storytelling using an intimate, spontaneous photographic approach that ranges from photojournalistic to candid
PROJECTS
PASAJERO is a Spanish word with double meaning: it means passenger but also fleeting or ephemeral. This word explains the experience of a Spanish photographer in Tokyo: as passenger riding trains randomly, but also as beholder of the impermanence of daily life inspired by chance encounters with Japanese commuters.
ASHI While woman’s bodylanguage is generally restrained, displaying delicate and gentle manners, their legs and feet are otherwise extremely eloquent. Legs talk by twisting, flexing, swinging, bending, turning… They are a beautiful expression of female playfulness.
JIUTAMAI is an ancient form of classical Japanese dance with obscure origins. Performed in a soft, feminine way, it has a unique characteristic style of expressing internal emotion through a series of delicate, symbolic motions.
TOKYO UP, DOWN comprises a series of black&white photographic triptychs of images taken, inside and outside of elevators in Tokyo. From random high speed day trips in skyscrapers of Nishi-Shinjuku business district to the seedy rides in the late-night buildings of Kabukicho’s red light district. Both sides coexist in a relationship of interdependence.
OFF LIMITS showcases a serie of photographs taken during an arduous and illegal journey through remote areas of the golden triangle in Myanmar. Shot on location in the Wa army-controlled territory forbidden to foreigners (Special region 2 and 4) the photographer spent two weeks during April of 2003 in the mountains living with several hill tribes.
GALLERIES
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