Luis Cobelo 'Zurumbático' Gallery Opening & Artist Talk

372 Miracle Mile,Coral Gables FL 33134

18 March, 2022

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Join us on Friday, March 18th at 7:30 p.m. for a gallery opening & artist talk with photographer Luis Cobelo. Join us on Friday, March 18th at 7:30 p.m. for a gallery opening & artist talk with photographer Luis Cobelo at our showroom in Coral Gables. Luis will be present and give a brief gallery tour and answer questions about his work. > Following the gallery opening, we're also excited to offer a one-day creative photography workshop with Luis on Saturday, March 19th from 10am - 5pm. When: Friday, March 18, 2022 from 7:30 - 9:30 PM Where: Leica Store Miami, 372 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, Florida, 33134, United States (Paid street parking available, or, garage parking ($1.25/hr) available behind the store located on Andalusia Ave across from Publix.) Artist: Luis Cobelo Says Cobelo of his work: Zurumbático is a never-ending journey to the place where writer Gabriel García Márquez's book ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ was born. A story full of the lifeblood that permeates thousands of Latin American little towns, the roots of that giant empirical hemisphere - passionate, forgotten, fickle, violent and, above all, happy. Aracataca is the country where Gabriel García was born and which inspired his original Macondo. This place, and the surrounding geographical area in this Caribbean part of Colombia, was my starting point. "The book was my leitmotiv and what emerged was a set of spontaneous and original images: a process of intimate, poetical, magical, dreamlike and sometimes painful self-examination loaded with symbolism and enigmatic stories linked to this way of being a 'continent’, that for me meant a rebirth as a person, as an individual who is nurtured by this bleeding, Latin-American spinal cord. "Zurumbático" is a dimension, where everything that you can think of (and even those things you could not think of) become possible. Is also a tunnel of feelings, sensations, effects and special events that I enter and exit whenever I choose. Submerged in this dimension, I came to understand, to reconfirm, that all that is extraordinary, unusual or commonplace in life, the comic and even the tragic, has no explanation. We should not ask for one and we should not seek one. That's all. Reality or not, It is what it is. “Zurumbático” means "a person who acts silly, clumsy, foolishly. Someone who is stunned, slow, somber, melancholic, enigmatic, half drunk, half mad, and with a bad or inconstant temper. It's also the sensation of a trance." Our retail location at 372 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables carries the full line of current Leica products, from the legendary M-System and the revolutionary Leica SL -System, to the full range of stunning sport optics. Professionals, enthusiasts, and newcomers alike are welcome to experience our products first-hand, and our warm, knowledgeable and professional staff is here to provide expert information and friendly service and to ensure the ultimate in customer satisfaction. Leica Store Miami is not only a retail space for precision photographic and optical equipment; it is a place where we seek to ignite the spark of creative inspiration in photographers at all skill levels and from all walks of life. Our gallery showcases a rotating exhibit of images, enabling customers to get an up-close look at how Leica has become a witness to history and a tool in creating the finest photographic art. In addition, we host several local and destination for photographers seeking to discover or enhance their photographic skills. Workshops are provided by Leica Store Miami staff, Leica Akadamie and other Leica professionals. Nearly 100 years ago, Oskar Barnack’s genius idea of a small format 35 mm camera created a revolution in photography, paving the way for the birth of the Leica Legend. His diminutive, lightweight Leica offered a new, undreamed-of freedom in reportage and artistic photography. From that point to the present day, Leica has had a profound influence on our view of the world we live in. And remarkably, you can still savour this sheer visual enjoyment time and time again whenever you use a Leica product to provide that unique visual perspective. Here at the Leica Store Miami we are truly thrilled for the opportunity to share our passion for photography with the community. Contact Us: 305-921-4433 [email protected]