Alejandro Acin is a curator, designer and visual artist who lives and works between Spain and the UK. He is interested in the construction, contestation and obliteration of archives as systems of discourse and silence; his work responds to theoretical debates that surround the construction of collective memory and its relation to capitalist socio-political dynamics. To expand the understanding of self-publishing he uses photography, film, collaborative strategies, site-specific installations, publications and digital platforms to convey his ideas. His work has been exhibited in the UK, China, Italy, Spain and Colombia.

Alejandro is founder of IC Visual Lab (ICVL), an independent photography platform recently appointed to lead the second edition of Bristol Photo Festival where he works as a lead curator. With ICVL, Alejandro has produced curatorial & publishing projects with Bristol Museums & Archives, Arnolfini Gallery, Eastside Projects, Format Festival Derby, Getxophoto international festival & Photo Kathmandu, with support from Arts Council England, Historic England, Heritage Lottery Fund & the British Council. Beyond ICVL, he has a track record of activating historic archives, including Historical Photographs of China 1850-1950 (University of Bristol), The Nepal Picture Library and the British Empire & Commonwealth Collection and as a consultant for collections like the Martin Parr Foundation Library. He is also an Associate Lecturer on the MA Photography programme at the University of South Wales.