Work of Italian photographer Paolo Roversi arrives in Spain with Marta Ortega (Inditex) as patron
The Marta Ortega Pérez Foundation (MOP Foundation), a cultural institution driven by the non-executive chair of Inditex, continues to strengthen its role within the cultural ecosystem of Galicia and its position as a benchmark platform in the international fashion arena.
Its next major exhibition venture reinforces this strategic line with a showcase dedicated to the work of Italian photographer Paolo Roversi, one of the most influential figures in the construction of contemporary visual language in the industry.
The exhibition Doubts will open to the public on June 20, 2026 at the foundation's headquarters at the Muelle de Batería in A Coruña, and will be open to visitors until September of the same year. The project will bring together a selection of emblematic works from his career alongside unpublished material, offering a broad and nuanced reading of his creative universe and his sustained impact on international fashion photography.
The proposal reinforces the conception of photography as an exploration process in permanent construction, rather than a closed result. This has been a constant idea in Roversi's practice for over four decades.
Structured as an immersive journey, Doubts presents an exhibition experience articulated in interconnected spaces. Each room explores a specific dimension of his visual imagery, including Theatre, Shadows, Grace and Fading. This configures a fragmented narrative that underlines his interest in the ephemeral, the unfinished and the atmospheric as fundamental axes of his work.
The founder and president of the MOP Foundation, Marta Ortega Pérez, has underlined the special nature of the project within the institution's summer programme. She noted her personal connection to the photographer's work, stating that she has long admired his work and that it is a pleasure to present this exhibition in A Coruña.
Artisan of the image
On a professional level, Roversi occupies a central place within contemporary fashion photography thanks to the consolidation of his own language developed in the studio environment. His work is characterised by the construction of dense atmospheres, the expressive use of light and the deliberate incorporation of resources such as blurring or imperfection. This has directly influenced generations of designers and creative directors who have found his aesthetics to be a fertile territory for visual experimentation.
Sometimes defining himself as an artisan of the image, his work transcends this categorisation due to its conceptual depth and technical sophistication. In his practice, the studio is configured as a controlled laboratory that is permeable to the unexpected. The photographer himself has pointed out that every evolution of his work has been the result of an accident. When this happens, he experiences it as a form of creative revelation, claiming error as an essential part of the process.
The exhibition also establishes a dialogue with the history of photography by incorporating references that Roversi himself has recognised as influential. These include authors such as Robert Frank, August Sander and Erwin Blumenfeld; as well as the pictorial sensitivity of Julia Margaret Cameron, especially in her approach to beauty over technical precision.
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