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
About two years ago António Júlio Duarte approached me in order to consider writing an essay about his artwork. The invitation itself and the challenge were tempting, but I hesitated a lot, thought it was more than I could handle. Obviously now I’m writing this because, at some point, I decided to embark on the…
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About a year and a half ago, I was invited by Recyclart – thru Vincen Beekman – to write about one of their community projects. It was a bit of an ethical dilemma, but I accepted, though I kept thinking Why am I looking at these images? The paragraph bellow, from the text published –…
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caption: image illustrating an article @ Time.com, entitled TIME’s 25 Best Photobooks of 2018. The first sentence of the article reads: “As an antidote to your unyielding Instagram feed, consider the photobook.” I’ve been thinking about photography’s relationship with digital design in the twenty-first century. After some considerations and discussions with colleagues and students I…
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III Daniel Blaufuks, Ein tag in mostar, 1995. Sophie Calle, Double Game, 1999. Rosangela Rennó, Apagamentos, 2005. Daniel Blaufuks, Sob Céus Estranhos, 2007. Nádia Rodrigues Ribeiro, Arquivo de Tempos, 2010. Sophie Calle, The Address Book, 2012. Isabel Baraona, Amanhã, depois de amanhã, 2012. Valter Ventura, Sobre a Natureza do Todo, 2013. Wayne Martin Belger (The…
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I Henry Fox Talbot, The Pencil of Nature, 1844 Carl Jung, Liber Novus (Red Book), 1914 – 1930 Hokusai (1760 – 1849) II Victor Palla e Costa Martins, Lisboa, Cidade Triste e Alegre, 1959. Robert Frank, The Americans, 1959. Ed Ruscha, Twentysix Gasoline Stations, 1962. Ed Ruscha, Mason Williams & Patrick Blackwell, Royal Road Test,…
Read More“The book — the first mass-produced object — raises a number of questions concerning its conception and distribution. What do we mean by the expression « artist’s book » ? Is Cover to Cover a book of reproductions of an artist’s « originals » or a hand-crafted book containing illustrations of texts, printed on quality…
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