https://patriciajreis.com/categories/photography/Recent content in Photography on Patrícia J. Reis — Media & Installation ArtistHugoen-USMon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/the-medusa-v-the-odalisque-2021/Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/the-medusa-v-the-odalisque-2021/<p>“The Medusa v. The Odalisque” is the artists&rsquo; ongoing research towards a critical reflection on the subject of visual pleasure in the age of digital entities. The exhibition consists of a collection of objects and images which engage the visitors in a spectacle of gazes.</p>https://patriciajreis.com/projects/digital-skin/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/digital-skin/<p>Writing you a love e-mail in a hot Sunday afternoon: you reply with a flower made of my digital skin (2011) is a digital photo, made of two computer-assisted compositions. On the left we see a self-representation of the artist, naked, seating in her living room and interacting with a laptop. The skin of her body was intentionally removed from the picture and replaced with the picture’s background. On the right, the skin of the body is shown, having been cut down in little pieces and rearranged as a flower bouquet against the background. Above the bouquet we can read the sentence that titles the piece.</p>https://patriciajreis.com/projects/budapest-museum/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/budapest-museum/<p>F.A. Budapest Museum is a performance artist that took place in the Fine Art Museum in Budapest, August, 2006. Back to that time, the entrance to the permanent exhibition in the Museum was for free. Although, taking pictures would require buying a ticket (Photo Ticket) and using it in the chest in order to the museum vigilant (keeper) recognize it instantly.</p>https://patriciajreis.com/projects/in-the-studio/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/in-the-studio/<p>On the night of December 4th, 1956, at the emblematic Heroes Square, in Budapest, there was a silent demonstration organized by women. Witnesses have confirmed a total of 20,000 women, dressed in black, holding candles, flowers, black flags, and Hungarian flags, protesting against the regime. Military in artillery cars were called to clear the streets. None of the men soldiers were able to use violence against these women, as they remained unharmed and indifferent to military presence. This was one of the first revolutions won by the people. There isn’t any photographic document of this event. The artist thus has decided to illustrate the event by using this image of an unharmed and strong woman. This project was the result of an artist residency in Budapest.</p>https://patriciajreis.com/projects/odalisques/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/odalisques/<p>A monitor is installed following a photograph of a women reclining on a sofa, with her back to the viewer. The participant might move freely (all directions) the monitor in order to perceive a different image, from that in the photograph. Although the moving image that appears on the screen corresponds to the still shot, the video works as a window enabling the observer to see beyond it. By moving the monitor, the observer becomes a voyer.</p>https://patriciajreis.com/projects/odalisques-2/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/odalisques-2/<p>A monitor is installed featuring a photograph of two female figures with their backs to the viewer. The participant can freely move the monitor – in all directions – to see a different image than that in the photograph. Although the moving image that appears on the screen corresponds to the still shot, the video operates as a window, enabling the viewer to see beyond it – to virtually enter the invisible side of the image.</p>https://patriciajreis.com/projects/patricia-bath/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/patricia-bath/<p>“The title O Banho de Patrícia refers to the myth of Diana and Actaeon, and departs from representations of the mythological narratives, resumed during the Ancient Regime by painters such as François Boucher or Antoine-Jean Gros. In the photograph, the viewer progresses in space and arrives to the place where someone is taking a bath.</p>https://patriciajreis.com/projects/untitled-project-1/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/untitled-project-1/<p>Untitled project is a work-in-progress photographic project dealing with the dichotomy foreground/background. The self-representation of the artist as a body or shape is cut off in order to reveal a digital gold background. The assemblage of bodies composes a grotesque narrative that demystifies the visual pleasure usually given by a female body representation.</p>https://patriciajreis.com/projects/divorced-wedding-dress/Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://patriciajreis.com/projects/divorced-wedding-dress/<p><em>Divorced women wearing their wedding dresses</em></p> <p>For this project, the artist invited divorced women to wear their wedding dresses again and pose for a portrait in a professional photography studio specialising in wedding photography.</p>