ADOLFO DORING
(American, b.1962 Mexico City - 2016 New York City)
“I spend my life either trying to capture order from chaos in bursts of one five-hundredth of a second, or trying to create a semblance of chaos out of order in one second exposures.”
A prolific, multi-disciplinary artist whose work is as aesthetic as it is informed by a preoccupation with societal structures. Doring’s work, whether in film, photography, or video installation, sheds light and at times a subtle humor on the details of life that our human predicaments conceal and capture a semblance of order within the chaos of daily reality.
Born in Mexico City, and a New Yorker for over thirty years, Doring’s work is informed by his multi-cultural lens that offers his viewers a specific way of observing our everyday surroundings. His work directing music videos earned him an MTV music video award, his documentaries earned him critical praise including a full length feature premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and his video installations travelled internationally, such as ‘Coming Soon’ which was acquired into the permanent collection of the Museo Laboratorio in Italy.
Adolfo was introduced to photography during his childhood in Mexico City through the influence of his mother’s friend, Graciela Iturbide, who at the time was studying under Manuel Alvarez Bravo, who studied under Tina Modoti who in turn was taught by Edward Weston. These early experiences with the camera and spending hours in the darkroom his mother built, left a yearning that would not be fulfilled until many years later while he worked for rock photographer Joel Brodsky during the 1980’s. At Brodsky’s studio, Doring had at last an opportunity to devote himself to photography while continuing to pursue his Sociology studies at Columbia University. Parallel to his photographic career Doring has become an award winning filmmaker - his short film Karaoke Man, his feature film METRO was hand delivered to the Tribeca Film Festival by Martin Scorcese who is a champion of non-traditional film. Other feature length documentaries followed along with music videos for artists such as Sting, Santana, Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crowe, Savage Garden, Diana Krall and the Dixie Chicks.
