N I H I L S E N T I M E N T A L G I A,
a blog about photography by Sofia Silva
Eduardo Martins is no Wolfgang Beltracchi, but the truth is he managed to turn himself into a heroish-like-photojournalist. Regarding the substance of what was being created, there’s no similarities between Beltracchi and Martins, as the first was and is an extremely gifted technician and Martins just sounds like a sociopath, verging on the psychopath. No…
Read MoreI came into this video when it was already 30 minutes in. I recognized the photographer but didn’t know about the series and for a couple of minutes I thought he was joking and this was some kind of absurd take on ethical photojournalism. After five minutes I realized it was for real. I went…
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Note: if you don’t want to get personal, just don’t read this. Mental health issues are always difficult to approach, be it in sociological or artistic terms. Both as a student and as a teacher, not a year goes by without crossing paths with photographic narratives that aim at questioning the stigma befalling the mental health…
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Extreme fatigue can change your perspective on things, but so can euphoria and melancholia. I guess our perception on what is or is not part of our conceptualized reality is heavily influenced by our biological and psychological conditions. Having said that, most of the so called altered states of perception tend to be transient, not…
Read MoreRafael is documenting the life and struggle of street artisans in Brazil and mapping contemporary nomadic culture. To know more about his project and support it go here I am only interested in what’s not mine. The law of men. The law of the cannibal. We are tired of all those suspicious Catholic husbands in…
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© Hélio Oiticica, Bólide Caixa 22, Mergulho no Corpo, 1966-1967 © Hélio Oiticica, Parangolé, 1964 © Hélio Oiticica, Tropicália PN 2 and PN3, de 1967 © Hélio Oiticica, Cosmococa 5 – Hendrix War Sorry but I couldn’t find the following text in English and it really is the one presenting the kind of analogy I wanted…
Read More© Marcelo Zocchio, guarda-roupa, 2010 IMPRESSÃO JATO DE TINTA SOBRE PAPEL ALGODÃO, CARTÃO, MDF E MADEIRA © Marcelo Zocchio, fusca, from the series Utilidades Domésticas (Domestic Utilities), 2005 IMPRESSÃO JATO DE TINTA, MADEIRA, MDF Marcelo’s portfolio here (pdf)
Read More© Cinthia Marcelle, A Herdeira, 2011 © Cinthia Marcelle, O Cosmopolita, 2011 Cinthia’s portfolio (pdf) here Really worth seeing!
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© Zlatko Kopljar, from the series K11, 2007 © Zlatko Kopljar, from the series K11, 2007 Although Zlatko is known for his performances (his k9 compassion series leading the show), I hereby present two photographs from a series intended to dignify his fellow colleagues and artists who never aimed to be apart of the mainstream,…
Read More© Alice Miceli, from the Chernobyl Project – The Invisible Stain, 2007-10 © Alice Miceli, from the Chernobyl Project – The Invisible Stain, 2007-10 “The project’s ambition is to create a radiographic series of images of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone depicting the most affected regions located on the Belarusian side of the border. These stunning…
Read More© Sofia Borges, Untitled, 2009 © Sofia Borges, Untitled, 2007 To see more of Sofia’s work click here
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© Rodrigo Braga, Communion 1, from the series Communion, 2006 © Rodrigo Braga, Communion 3, from the series Communion, 2006 “From diverse works in such way made, result hybrid images, where distinct components become close to each other without never have being fully integrated in something unique. Images where the discomfort of the body…
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