Polo Farrera (b.1997, Mexico) is a visual artist based in London working across photography, constructed imagery, and moving image.His practice explores memory, biopolitics, and the aesthetics of absence through philosophical and psychoanalytic frameworks. He holds an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art (2024), supported by the AFPE FONCA–CONACYT scholarship, and a BA in Visual Arts with honours from La Esmeralda (INBAL).His work has been exhibited internationally at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Tate Modern, Malta Biennale, and festivals across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.In 2022, he received the Grand Prize at the Valparaíso International Photography Festival and in 2024 was a finalist for the London Camera Exchange Photographer of the Year.His photobook In Search of Absences was shortlisted for the Kassel Dummy Award and exhibited internationally.In 2026, he received the Future Artist Award from Xi’an University of Fine Arts, China. He is co-founder of LADRA, a London-based collective of Latin American artists, and currently lives and works in London.
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