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
© Inês Beja, The Roaring © Inês Beja, Untitled #3, from the series Jumping at Shadows Inês is a chameleon or, as she puts it, a shape-shifter. From my point of view what she is now is a creative force: obsessive, eager to learn, aiming for the perfect tool, the perfect dress, the perfect light,…
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© Rui Dias Monteiro, Untitled, from Figure in the Landscape, 2011 © Rui Dias Monteiro, Untitled, from Caia Caía, 2011 © Rui Dias Monteiro, Untitled, from Figure in the Landscape, 2011 © Rui Dias Monteiro, Untitled, from O Sabor da Casca, 2009 More of Rui’s work here and here
Read Morethe twenty mugshots of Black Bloc protesters arrested Saturday in San Francisco. The detained protesters are now facing charges of conspiracy, riot, refusing to obey a lawful order from a police officer and resisting, delaying and obstructing a police officer, and assault and battery on a police officer. The bail for each person is VERY…
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© Akatre, Untittled © Akatre, Untittled © Akatre, Untittled Akatre’s design studio work
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© Rachel de Joode, Untitled Portraits, 2011 © Rachel de Joode, Altars, 2009 More of Rachel’s here
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© Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir, Untitled, from the project the light of day, 2010-2011© Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir, Untitled, from the project the light of day, 2010-2011 © Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir, Untitled, from the project the light of day, 2010-2011 More of her work here
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© Martin Seeds, from the project I have troubles[…] © Martin Seeds, from the project I have troubles[…] © Martin Seeds, from the project I have troubles[…] “I never set out to document anything. It was more of a search, an investigation. I wanted to understand more of myself. To find others like me. I…
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© Pierre Dalpé, Manny and Josephine, 1999 © Pierre Dalpé, Saul, Sarah and Johanne, 1998 “Capitalizing on the multiplicity of an individual’s personality and the many selves housed within all of us, Pierre Dalpé approaches each of his subjects with a duplicitous heart: he twins his subjects within the frame to expose the construction of…
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© Carrie May Weems, Untitled, from African Jewels, 2009 © Carrie May Weems, Untitled, from African Jewels, 2009 installation view from African Jewels, 2009 Carrie’s web home here
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photo by @ Juan Manuel Serrano/Associated Press, more images here and here miners struggle for working conditions in Asturias, Spain. It’s been going on for weeks… You can read a personal account of what’s happening here “The total absence of limitation to the thirst for power which wants to hold everything under its thumb, even…
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@ Elise Victoria Louise Windsor, untitled, from the series mise en abyme @ Elise Victoria Louise Windsor, untitled, from the series mise en abyme “A champion of minimalism, visual artist Elise Windsor creates optical illusions that truly captivate the eye. Her three bodies of work leave you wondering: “How did she do that?” Without breaking…
Read More© Vincent Cordebard, Untitled, from Etudes pour Les attentats à la pudeur © Vincent Cordebard, Untitled, from Etudes pour Les attentats à la pudeur © Vincent Cordebard, Untitled, from Etudes pour Les attentats à la pudeur It’s one of those rare, and thus special occasions, when I find a body of work I completely connect…
Read More© Stefan Milev, Spiros, Berlin 2011 © Stefan Milev, Dune – Simone van Werkhoven, Paris 2010 Still looking for some kind of photographic identity in the fashion world. Although it tends to be very hard to find, I guess the photographer comes through with every choice he/she makes, regarding equipment, materials and technique. I’m looking…
Read More© Tarrah Krajnak and Wilka Roig, Object of Investigation (from Hysteria Collection), 2006 © Tarrah Krajnak and Wilka Roig, State 5 (from Hysteria Collection), 2008 “In Hysteria Collection we look back to the beginnings of the representation of women, to the constructed documentation of the sick Victorian woman. This simulated hysterical condition and the constructed…
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© Brendan George Ko, Ablution, from the series The Barking Wall, 2010-11 © Brendan George Ko, Tomb, from the series The Barking Wall, 2010-11 I remember as a kid I used to cover my face with my hands, and peek at the world through my fingers. I could see the world, but the world couldn’t…
Read More© Meryl McMaster, Sentience, from the series In-between worlds, 2010 © Meryl McMaster, Viage, from the series In-between worlds, 2010 “In-Between Worlds explores the mixing and transforming of my bi-cultural identities – Aboriginal and Euro-Canadian – and addresses the idea of liminality; of being betwixt and between cultural identities and histories. The series presents a…
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© Marianne McGurk Untitled #1, from the series Eva © Marianne McGurk Untitled #1, from the series Eva More ofMarianne’s work here
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© Stéphane Fugier, Kashka © Stéphane Fugier, Jean Marcel More of Stéphane’s work here
Read More© Yveline Loiseur, Untitled, from the series La Vie courante, 2002-09 © Yveline Loiseur, Untitled, from the series La Vie courante, 2002-09 © Yveline Loiseur, Untitled, from the series La Vie courante, 2002-09 Yveline’s work can be seen here
Read More© Pablo Soria, Los Frutos Sin Cesar, from the series The Yearning © Pablo Soria, La reconstruccion, from the series The Yearning “If by accident, illness or the simple aggression of time, we were totally deprived of memories, the beings bearing the depleted minds that would result could hardly be us. In fact, these memory-less…
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