JOAN CALSINA

Photographer and film creator specialized in editorial,
documentary & experimental projects. 

Disrupting narratives and energy through my interaction between the subjects and the environment. 
As an author I use photography with an expressive, 
observant and inquiry sense from the vision of myself towards the world.

Selected Clients:
Givenchi, Rowse Beauty, CARRER, Paper Magazine, 404Studio
Dsection Magazine, Schön Magazine, Twojeys, Vogue, Metal Magazine, 
The Blend, Office Mag, Caldea, Nimph, Numero Netherlands. 

COMMISSIONED PROJECTS 
Moving                        Still Image
PERSONAL PROJECTS 
Books & Publications
2021 Sleepy Zine
2023 Kuadrilla
2024 MAI VIST
Exhibitions
2024 Collective exhibition, 1:1 Nau Bostik, Barcelona, ESP
2024 Artist talk, ISSP, Riga, LV
2024 Kapitel Exhibition, Studio Tabac, Stockholm, SE
2025 Collective exhibition, FineArt, Igualada, ESP
2025 Solo exhibition, “ACHERONTIA” Selah Room , Barcelona, ESP
2025 Artist talk, SIM, Reykjavíc, ICLD
2025 Collective exhibition, Latent Energies, Korpúlfsstaðir, Reykjavíc, ICLD


Artist Residencies
2024, ISSP, Riga, LV
2025, SIM, Reykjavíc, ICLD
Awards & Grants
2024 “Acherontia”
1st Prize WE:NOW Festival, Visual Arts Category
Co-founder of Sang D’escuts @sangdescuts

CONTACT
joancalsina12@gmail.com
@joancalsina_



“ACHERONTIA”
Video Art
04’ 03” D-Cinema
2023, Barcelona 

Vivim en una societat basada en l'evasió del patiment, intentant escapar d'una cosa tan vital i pura com és el dolor. 
Aquesta sensació està connectada directament amb la mort, la qual és una part essencial de la vida.


Sense dolor, ni patiment, com sabem que estem vius?

"Acherontia" és un vídeo experimental que adopta com a concepte base el "patir per sentir-se viu"

Fent així, una crítica a la plena evasió del dolor de la societat actual i una proposta de redefinició personal del concepte del dolor.


L'erradicació total d'aquesta emoció, suposaria una vida sense mort, significant així, una vida inexistent.




We live in a society that revolves around the avoidance of suffering, constantly seeking ways to escape from something as pure and vital as pain. This sensation is directly connected to death, an essential part of life.


Without pain and suffering, how can we truly grasp our own existence? 

“Acherontia” is an experimental video that takes as its fundamental concept “embracing suffering to feel truly alive.” It critically examines the widespread trend of avoidance in contemporary society while encouraging a personal reevaluation of the meaning of pain.


The complete eradication of this emotion would result in a life devoid of death, consequently leading to non-existence.


07/2023