honorable mention
Rizza BomfimPhoto © Rizza Bomfim
title
XI.AN
My work has as one of its pillars the deconstruction of patterns and, in addition to the unique beauty of the albino afro descent model who was playing the roll of the chinese soldiers, the result of the series achieves the effect through experimentation of materials and lights. With the dilution of the image it is possible to create a new narrative. The abstract plane of the photography has autonomy and allows the external and the internal coexist. Through the lenses, I capture humanity in its most varied forms and lives, using layers, lights, textures, tones, skin, materials, sounds, colors that transform figurants into a single whole.
silence and meditation, have become essential for the creation of her imagery, which aims to eternalize the experimental nature of her working process as she interacts with a plural entity.
Many consider photography as the depiction of what is visible to the eye. For Rizza, however, it is the reverse, she conveys to the world images and sensations which are part of her own self.The transposition of an idea, the raw material of inner thoughts, is a journey through unchartered territory, amidst changeable winds. The experimental nature of this operation will materially determine the visual translation of that idea.
Through the camera lens, Rizza has captured the inexhaustible variety of life – she deploys layers, texture, shades, materials, skin, sound, and colors, turning all these features into a unique totality. Man ceses to be human, fabric dematerializes; there is no boundary between subject and object.The idea is to dissolve image recognizability so as to form a new narrative. And, only then, the emerging abstract layers of photography will gain autonomy and draw the within and the without to simultaneous existence.
Despite being awash in the imagery of “special effects”, there is no digital manipulation, and the resulting effect is reached by sheer experimentation with materials and lights. Rizza ´s free and creative experimenting arouses curiosity, generating unexpected images which, often times, do not reveal the way in which they have been conceived
Her intuitive forms of representation tap directly into the viewer`s emotions and provoke reflection. And, led by spontaneous fruition of those images, the viewer is able to fully appreciate the elements of he visual language.
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entry description
The XI.AN, serie creates, through images, a dialog in an aesthetic that was originated from my conception and my lightning studies to achieve a light capable of eliminating all the shadows, representing the weightless and strength that these imagens carry.My work has as one of its pillars the deconstruction of patterns and, in addition to the unique beauty of the albino afro descent model who was playing the roll of the chinese soldiers, the result of the series achieves the effect through experimentation of materials and lights. With the dilution of the image it is possible to create a new narrative. The abstract plane of the photography has autonomy and allows the external and the internal coexist. Through the lenses, I capture humanity in its most varied forms and lives, using layers, lights, textures, tones, skin, materials, sounds, colors that transform figurants into a single whole.
about the photographer
In the process of seeking self – knowledge, Rizza has realized she could deepen awareness through the act of photographing. The attributes of stillness, absolutesilence and meditation, have become essential for the creation of her imagery, which aims to eternalize the experimental nature of her working process as she interacts with a plural entity.
Many consider photography as the depiction of what is visible to the eye. For Rizza, however, it is the reverse, she conveys to the world images and sensations which are part of her own self.The transposition of an idea, the raw material of inner thoughts, is a journey through unchartered territory, amidst changeable winds. The experimental nature of this operation will materially determine the visual translation of that idea.
Through the camera lens, Rizza has captured the inexhaustible variety of life – she deploys layers, texture, shades, materials, skin, sound, and colors, turning all these features into a unique totality. Man ceses to be human, fabric dematerializes; there is no boundary between subject and object.The idea is to dissolve image recognizability so as to form a new narrative. And, only then, the emerging abstract layers of photography will gain autonomy and draw the within and the without to simultaneous existence.
Despite being awash in the imagery of “special effects”, there is no digital manipulation, and the resulting effect is reached by sheer experimentation with materials and lights. Rizza ´s free and creative experimenting arouses curiosity, generating unexpected images which, often times, do not reveal the way in which they have been conceived
Her intuitive forms of representation tap directly into the viewer`s emotions and provoke reflection. And, led by spontaneous fruition of those images, the viewer is able to fully appreciate the elements of he visual language.
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