Joel Jimenez (b. 1993, Costa Rica) is an artist and filmmaker based in Madrid, Spain. His interdisciplinary practice combines photography, film and installation, integrating historical research and environmental psychology to explore the complex dynamics between humans and their surroundings. His work focuses on spaces with layered identities and stagnant conditions, challenging linear historical narratives and dissecting the imprints of trauma and power embedded in these landscapes.
His work has been exhibited internationally, including PhotoEspaña (Madrid, 2021), PhotoVogue (Milan, 2024), Paris Photo (Paris, 2024), Les Boutographies (Montpellier, 2022), among others. He has been featured in publications like British Journal of Photography, Der Greif, GUP Magazine and Revista Balam. He is the recipient of the Paris Photo Carte Blanche Étudiants Award (2024).
His films have been screened in festivals such as Aegean Film Festival (GR), INTHEPALACE Film Festival (BG), D’A Film Festival (ES), Signs of the Night (TH), and ARKIPEL Jakarta International Documentary and Experimental Film Festival (ID), among others.
