Colonized
The goal of this art project is to dignify and praise the feminine figure as a key part of human history, and to underscore women’s essential role in the development of today’s civilization.
By using the trans photography technique in “Colonized”, I wanted to give these unknown women the visibility they never had.
The recovery of old photographs of women taken in the mid-19th century, the addition of precious contemporary textiles and silk to the original photographs, the digital retouching and the collage technique are the main elements of these big-format portraits (120 X 100 cm).
The quest of women from the past serves to also visualize women in the present and in the future. I like to use the term transphotography because it “transforms” the images and “transfers” them to the present times.
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Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Couple of Maikos, Japan, 1900 (100cm x 130cm) Unique piece 2023
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Maiko Fukiko, dressed for the tea ceremony, Japan, 1923 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2023
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Woman from the Nianecas tribe with rooster crest hairstyle, Angola, 1933 (100cm x 130cm) Unique piece 2023
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Kusakabe Kimbei, japanese woman under the storm, Japan, 1888 (100cm x 130cm) Unique piece 2023
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Kusakabe Kimbei, japanese woman under the storm, Japan, 1888 (100cm x 130cm) Unique piece 2023
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Ombulantú bride with "omhatea" hairstyle, Angola, 1933 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2023
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Berber woman, Morocco, 1939 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2023
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Mei Lan Fang performing "Resisting de invaders", Pekin, China, 1920 (100cm x 130cm) Unique piece 2023
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Japanese dancer, Japan, 1920 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2022
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Dancer, Japan, 1920 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2022
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Pearl recollector, Hekura-Hegura jima, Japan, 1933 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2022
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Sarkole woman, Gambia, 1925 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2022
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper South african choir singer, London Stereoscopic Company, 1891 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2022
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper South african choir singer, London Stereoscopic Company, 1891 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2022
Transphotography from old picture on watercolor paper Wodaabe woman, Sahel, Nigeria, 1932 (130cm x 100cm) Unique piece 2022