Yeregui's work is approached from an active perspective, moving beyond mere contemplative photography to present an engaging visual essay in which the image becomes an analytical tool for exploring the landscape, not as space but as place, revealing how it is protected, altered, or transformed by human activity.
Curated by Juan Guardiola, the exhibition offers a journey through the artistic practice of Jorge Yeregui, whose work employs the image as a critical tool to explore how places are protected, altered, or reinterpreted by the dynamics of contemporary societies: the transformation of the environment in its social, cultural, and political dimensions forms the central axis that structures the photographer's work.
Organized around four major bodies of work, the exhibition brings together different display formats that invite visitors to recognize the impact of extractive industries on the land, the effects of the real estate market crisis, the various forms of urban growth, and the models of the relationship between humankind and nature.
Shortcuts (detail), 2015. Print with chemical development. Installation of 551 photographs (10x13 cm each), Total dimension variable. Courtesy of Jorge Yeregui, VEGAP, Madrid, 2026.
The exhibition sections cover the following themes:
01. The impact of extractive industries on the land
02. The effects of the real estate market crisis
03. Different forms of urban growth
04. Models of the relationship between humankind and nature
“With this exhibition, the ICO Museum reaffirms its commitment to art that reflects on the land. Yeregui’s work has a unique ability to make visible what happens before our eyes but which we often don’t know or don’t want to see. The artist invites us to reflect on uncomfortable and complex issues. It is precisely the kind of critical and rigorous perspective we want visitors to find in our galleries.”
Carmen Jordán, Director of the ICO Foundation.
The exhibition is part of the official PHotoESPAÑA festival program and is the museum's second exhibition for 2026. In line with the ICO Museum's programming, the exhibition seeks to establish a direct dialogue with the disciplines of architecture and urban planning, analyzing, from Yeregui's perspective, current issues concerning how modern societies inhabit and transform their living and geographical environment.
Cotacero (detail: Highway, 1969), 2006. Print on Premium Whiteback Paper vinyl. Dimensions 50x50 cm. Courtesy of Jorge Yeregui, VEGAP, Madrid, 2026.
To coincide with the exhibition, a meticulously crafted publication of the same name has been produced, offering a comprehensive overview of the entire professional career of Jorge Yeregui (Santander, 1975), photographer, architect, and university professor. His work focuses on landscape construction and territorial transformation, addressing themes such as the relationship between architecture and the environment and the influence of markets on urban growth.
