For five decades of dedication to photography, Joan Fontcuberta has developed a both artistic and theoretical activity, which focuses on issues of representation, knowledge, memory, archive, science, truthfulness, ambiguity and trompe-l’œil, exploring documentary and narrative dimension of photography and related media.

Lately he has been exploring the new visual culture under the impact of digital tools and AI. His work has been exhibited in museums around the world and has been acquired by numerous public collections.

He has written a dozen books on photography, received the Hasselblad Award, and was named Doctor Honoris Causa by Université Paris 8 in 2022.