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
© Rita Nowak, Zenita Komad, 2004 © Rita Nowak, Venus in Furs, 2005 Starting with an intense engagement with the self-portrait as a genre, two years ago Rita Nowak began reenacting famous masterworks with artist friends. In choosing the works to model, Nowak works associatively in that some works—due to certain gestures and moods—trigger memories…
Read More© Lara Jacinto, Untitled © Lara Jacinto, Untitled As far as the public eye goes, this is our (Portuguese) new emerging photographer. Her images, on the realm of the documentary, have a lot of presence; they reveal intimacy and good awareness of the surroundings. Although not having a strong conductor, I’ll dare to say the…
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© Tim Roda, Untitled #24, 2004 © Tim Roda, Untitled #138, 2007 “I started using photography, not for the love of the technical aspects of the medium, but because of its properties, both abstract and physical. It is the only medium I can use to best depict my vision of life, art and time. Although…
Read More© Phyllis Galembo, Affianwan, Calabar South, Nigeria,, 2005 © Phyllis Galembo, Okpo Masquerade, Calabar South, Nigeria, 2005 © Phyllis Galembo, Sierra Leone, 2008-2009 “Photographer Phyllis Galembo wants to transform you. What you experience with her photographs of African masks and costumes is not simply another form of virtual tourism.[…] To see these costumes is to…
Read More© Katie Koti, Tangle, from the series Asunder, 2008-current © Katie Koti, Fall, from the series Asunder, 2008-current “The images in my current project, “asunder”, reflect my continuing exploration of gender and its relationship to sexuality through the means of photography. The landscape works on various levels in my images. I use the landscape to…
Read More© Urszula Tarasiewicz, Untitled, from the series Boys / Girls © Urszula Tarasiewicz, Untitled, from the series Boys / Girls More of Urszula’s work here
Read More© Ellen Nolan, Untitled, from the series Previous Personality, 10th March 2008 © Ellen Nolan, Untitled, from the series Previous Personality, 10th March 2009 © Ellen Nolan, Untitled, from the series Previous Personality, 9th September 2009 ‘Previous Personality’ explores my relationship to my mother as she recedes into dementia. I started photographing my mother and…
Read More© Richard Ansett, Woman with electric cap #2, from the series Judging a book by its cover, 2008 © Richard Ansett, Sasha, from the series Judging a book by its cover, 2007 “We are a product of our environment, in dress, behaviour and body language. All aspects of personality are shaped by the social and…
Read More© Louise Fago-Ruskin, Untitled, from the series The Catchers, 2008 © Louise Fago-Ruskin, Untitled, from the series The Catchers, 2008 “My current practice stems from an abiding interest in psychological and philosophical disciplines. Committed to exposures of the psyche, the camera is deployed as a tool by which the unconscious may be unlocked thus enabling…
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© Jessamyn Lovell, Family, 2003 from the series Catastrophe, Crisis and other Family Traditions © Jessamyn Lovell, Klare Not Listening, 1999 from the series Catastrophe, Crisis and other Family Traditions © Jessamyn Lovell, Mommy with phone, 1999 from the series Catastrophe, Crisis and other Family Traditions “There is something about my family…
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© Amy Montali, Martin, Palmer and Nora, 2003 © Amy Montali, Erin in the blue room, 2004 “These portraits and narrative fragments are produced with a large-format view camera, which requires a slow and formal approach. However, I try to shoot spontaneously as though I am on the street or at a birthday…
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caption (image above): © Julie Blackmoon, Birthday Girl, from the series Domestic Vacation. © Julie Blackmoon, Saturday, from the series Domestic Vacation, 2005 © Julie Blackmoon, Dinner Party, from the series Domestic Vacation, 2005 “I am the oldest of nine children and now the mother of three. In these photographs, I…
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© Sage Sohier, Laine trying on Mum’s evening dresses, Washington D.C., 2004 © Sage Sohier, Pat and Mum discussing my haircut, Brookline, 2004 “This is a series about my mother as she ages, and my relationship with her, that I began to work on in a concerted way in 2000. For a brief…
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© Ben Gest, Chuck, Alice & Dale, 2003 © Ben Gest, Alan & Noah, 2002 “My pictures describe tenuous moments between people sharing their lives together in their homes. These ambiguous narratives of personal and simple everyday activities describe the way people sometimes disengage from those closest to them. They are an outgrowth of…
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© Jessica Todd Harper, Self Portrait with Christopher, Papa and Ah-Choo, 2003 © Jessica Todd Harper, Self Portrait with Christopher and my future In-Laws, 2003 “I grew up copying paintings. My mother gave my sister and I first crayons, then charcoal, and finally pastels and watercolors as she plunked us down on the floors…
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© Mathew Monteith, Untitled #6, from the Czech Eden series © Mathew Monteith, Untitled #13, from the Czech Eden series “Czech Eden is named after an officially protected park in the Czech Republic, a place known for its vertiginous sandstone formations and remarkable natural beauty. However, few of Monteith’s photographs depict this preserve. Instead, most…
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© Mikhael Subotzky, The Mallies Family, Rustdene Township, Beaufort West, 2006 © Mikhael Subotzky, Residents, Vaalkoppies (Beaufort West Rubbish Dump), 2006 to view more of his work click here
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© Pieter Hugo, Rose Brand’s doll collection, 2006 Messina/Musina series © Pieter Hugo, Jan, Martie, Kayala, Florence and Basil Meyer in their home, 2006 Messina/Musina series “Musina is the northern-most town in South Africa. It lies on the Limpopo River on the border of Zimbabwe. The town was formerly known as Messina, and in 2002…
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© Wang Qingsong, Tramp, 2004 © Wang Qingsong, Night Patrol, 2005 ” I think it is very meaningless if an artist only creates art for art’s sake. For me, the dramatic changes in China have transformed China into a huge playground or construction site. Whenever I go into the city I feel suffocated by the…
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© Justine Kurland, Parade Across Dunes, 2001 © Justine Kurland, Cyclone, 2001
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