The photo was taken in Greenwich and has since become a historic image as the old book shop is long gone and new development is changing the streets and life style of the neighbourhood.
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Designed as an add-on to my photo studies, my Instagram page is set up to resemble a sketchbook and gives you insights into my ongoing skill training and thought processes. On my Instagram page I regularly publish well curated selections of photos I take along the way on my mobile phone. And as the days go by my Instagram page has come to resemble a rich mosaic of impressions, meetings, thoughts and diversity allowing you to gain a good insight into what motivates me, attracts my attention, gives me joy or simply inspires me to play.
Please join me on this journey @angelikaberndtphoto
@angelikaberndtphoto
In line with the RKB's principles and based on my idea that my photos are like words, which I can combine in different ways and write into sentences in order to transform an idea or observation into an illustrated statement, I have designed an installation to express the contemporary topic of diversity and cultural tolerance.
My installation PARALLEL REALITIES is a sequence of three photos that illustrate the question about diversity, origin and culture. Hereby my aim is to challenge the viewer to consciously experience their own values and preconceptions and to question their validity. Hereby my work is based on the Gestalt principle that everyone experiences their own truth and therefore multiple truths can exist in the same space at the same time.
Vernissage: Sunday 02 June 2024 from 15.00
Dates: 03 - 30 June 2024
Opening hours: Tue-Fri 12noon - 18.00; Sat, Sun: 14.00 – 17.00
Address: Kopstadtplatz 12, 45127 Essen, Germany
The exhibition PEOPLE & CULTURES, Encounters in Africa, is about meeting the people, their relationships, way of living and working, and their relationship to the environment. Combining individual projects, the diversity of the work starts to come together to form a kind of cultural kaleidoscope. And, as the work progresses, contemporary themes such the conflict between tradition and modernity start to find their way into the discussions about the representation and represented.
Specially designed for the Pfalzmuseum, the solo exhibition PEOPLE & CULTURES - Encounters in Africa, spreads over two rooms showing a wide selection of this diverse work.
Since 2015 I have regularly visited different countries in the region, living in remote areas amongst locals to better understand their way of living, traditions and relationships. With the goal to learn about and understand the respective cultural influences and its impact on the people's way of life, this work is about telling their stories with my photos.
Dates: March 13 – 21, 2024
Venue: Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte, Wigstrasse 3, Essen-Werden, Germany
For opening times please contact Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte directly.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2024
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Sapucaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2024
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Pará, Brazil, 2024
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Body painting is a human practice I have encountered many times before amongst indigenous cultures and in carnival settings around the world. But then, this was a very special experience, which has allowed me to learn about yet another side of culture, art and people.
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Living in London in termporary accommodation was a personal experiment conducted in 2022.
Over several months Angelika Berndt lived in different types of temporary accommodation in different parts of London. Accommodation types ranged from a room in a flat share, to a hostel, a fully furnished attic apartment and a sublet in a family home.
The experiment became as much a trial to find out how it feels to live in these different types of accommodation as it gave insights into the neighbourhoods themselves, their people, the supply chain and transport facilities.
Having lived in Ealing for many years, Angelika soon was to learn what social support, good access to supplies and transport was all about.
The project was recently presented at an Ealing LIP meeting and is available in digital book form. Please get in touch for further information.
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SUMMER OPEN STUDIO at Vanguard Court Studios
Sat 17 June 11am - 5pm
Sun 18 June 11am – 5pm
Vanguard Court Studios
Unit 205, 2nd floor
36-38 Peckham Road
London SE5 8QT
Buses: 12 • 36 • 171 • 345 • 436
Nearest stop Vestry Road
The photo was taken as part of a research I conducted in Brazil in 2022. At the time I was working with the Iracambi reforestation project in Minas Gerais leading a study about the local culture surrounding the Iracambi project to better understand how the traditional local life-style had influenced the Iracambi reforestation project and vice versa.
The photo was taken in London in 2020 as part of my ongoing studies, in this case exploring how the ever faster changing skyline of London is transforming the city and its urban life-style.
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Tony says: " Even when Angelika moves out of town and chooses to help us ‘feel’ the island by treating us to landscapes I still feel the people and the culture beside me'.
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Contemplating walking aimlessly I took up the challenge to look at my photography from a different angle and found some interesting insights...
Venue: The Rickyard, Walpole Park, London W5 5BS
Dates: Weekends 10–11 Sept and 17–18 Sept 2022
Opens: 12noon – 6pm
Look forward to seeing you there!
Diario de Fuerteventura, August 2022.
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Combining colour and black & white to show different concepts of understanding and communicating, this exhibition introduces the concept of past and present and changing cultures.
All three projects Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes, China Today and London Today all have been designed with a similar concept in mind, to look at transformation and persisted traditions in a competitive world.
Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes was developed when Angelika found herself grounded on Fuerteventura during the major European lockdown beginning of 2021. For over two months Angelika roamed the island, uncovering a past and present of dreams and survival.
It is this project and the book launch of the book with the same title Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes that has now brought Angelika and her work back to Fuerteventura.
Living Spaces can be seen at Casa Naturaleza, Vega de Rio Palma, Fuerteventura until the end of August 2022.
Opening times Tue – Sun 11am to 5pm.
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Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes tells the story about a Fuerteventura that has seemingly been forgotten, a Fuerteventura, which has existed for many centuries and has long since adapted to the ever-changing climate and influx of different cultures.
With 75 well-presented photographs Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes takes the reader on a discovery journey into an arid landscape where human existence and agriculture have reinvented themselves through the centuries and survived despite the many draughts and scarceness of water. The reader is invited to meet a very different reality and is introduced to the testimonies of broken dreams and past times represented by unused buildings and deserted hotels. It is a narrative that is skilfully woven together with a minimum of words. It produces a visual essay that is memorable.
The book Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes is available as paperback in the usual format
To order your book, please get in touch.
In Germany Fuerteventura Behind the Scenes can be purchased at Galerie Kleebolte
and on Fuerteventura the book is sold at Casa de la Naturaleza.
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Unlocked is an innovative outdoor photo exhibition that was installed on September 11, 2021 across the whole front of the Ealing police station building. Unlocked is a cooperative project of the Ealing LIP group in response to the unreal and surreal experience of a year of different lockdown experiences.
Beginning of 2021 I found myself locked out of Britain during the most severe lockdown Europe and Great Britain experienced. Air traffick came to a near standstill and British Airways was grounded, and I found myself "locked out" on Fuerteventura and did not know then that I was to remain on the island for another two months before finally finding a way to get home to London. The picture exhibited at the front of the police station is from that experience.
Generously sponsored by Gogar Services, Fujifilm and Clarion Futures along with crowdfunding and art lovers. We like to thank the Ealing Police to grant us the permission to use their building.
Address: Ealing Broadway Police, 67-69 Uxbridge Road, W5 5SJ, London
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Over the years I have worked repeatedly with the DÄV (the German Ethiopian Society) and I feel honoured that they have decided to promote my work again.
On sale now, the calendar is very popular and is shipped to over 21 countries worldwide in its Englisch or German version. For all interested to obtain the calendar, please contact the DÄV directly at [email protected]
Please note that all orders need to be placed until the end of August 2021.
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On Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 Aug 2021 I will give a presentation on
Eine fotografische Reise durch die Kulturen – Alltagskultur, kulturelle Toleranz und Völkerverständnis
For further details about time and place please refer to the Afrika-Tage Düsseldorf programm page
https://afrikatage-duesseldorf.com/programm/
Für Anfragen oder Besuche, bitte die Galerie direkt kontaktieren:
Telefonnummer : 0170 21 76 397
Showroom: Wigstraße 3, 45239 Essen,
Termine nach Vereinbarung!
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27 May – 6 June 2021
Pitzhanger Gallery
Mattock Lane, London W5 5EQ
Opening times: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am – 5pm, Thu 10am – 7pm
Please note that you may have to book a ticket in advance, please click here for further information.
In line with the theme This is Ealing, I will be showing work from last year's personal project Corona Diary 2020. This year-long documentary project was already well published during 2020, showing in online exhibitions, featured in the fLIP magazine and attracted a large number of followers on Instagram. Now the project will have its first presentation in a gallery. All photos were taken with and edited on my mobile phone opening a new chapter in my photography practice.
The photo was taken in the neighbourhood just outside the local Wickes shop.
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Interested to learn more? Click here to see the full story
Limited edition prints can be bought at Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte.
fLIP magazine is published and distributed by London Independent Photography.
A wider selection of the project is currently being featured on Instagram as corona_diary_2020 until end of January 2021.
Fresh off the press my new photo book is now available in Germany at Galerie Ludwig Keebolte as a signed limited edition of 200 copies.
To get your copy please contact
Galerie Ludwig Kleebolte
Tel: +49 170 21 76 397
]]>This is a unique constellation, where exhibits of the same project are showing in different parts of London, recreating the original link and dialogue between cultures and spaces that gave origin to this photo study. Based on the concept to develop a photo story originating from an ongoing dialogue between strangers, the resulting photo study of China Today is the portrayal of a country in transition. The presented work sums up the relationship between the traditional Chinese way-of-life and the emerging modern mega-city.
Designed as a Christmas exhibition, the work will be showing
19 Dec. 2019 – 15 Jan. 2020
At: The Greenwich Gallery
Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.00pm; Sat and Sun 1–5pm (closed on bank holidays)
Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)
Please pop by and enjoy the exhibition at this lovely gallery.
China Today: A walk between the past and the future
The photo project China Today is the study of a country in transition. Set between the traditional Chinese way-of-living and the modern mega-city, the project was developed over a period of four years and several visits to Chongqing, Chengdu and surrounding areas.
In line with the strong social and cultural character of the work, a selection of the project is now showing at St Martins-in-the-Field in the Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association & Community Centre. Based just opposite from the National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square, St Martins-in-the-Field is known for its strong support of social causes and the Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association & Community Centre situated in the basement of the church was set up to provide important and necessary support to the many Chinese immigrants living in London. Following the tradition set last year when a selection of this work was exhibited in the Sahne Art Museum in Chengdu, China, this project is again finding a Chinese audience amongst the many visitors of St Martins-in-the-Field.
Dates: 22 Nov 2019 – 28 Feb 2020
Venue: The Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association & Community Centre
Address: St Martins-in-the-Field, Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4JJ
Viewing: Please call to make an appointment: 020 7766 1141
From 17–30 June 2019 a selection of my work from Dessie, Ethiopia, will be showing as part of the 12th Greenwich Annuale.
Venue: Greenwich Gallery
Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.00pm; Sat and Sun 1–5pm
Private View: Thu 20 June 6.30-8pm
Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)
Please pop by and enjoy the exhibition in this lovely gallery.
From now on you will be able to see a wider range of my portfolio and regular updates on @angelikaberndtphoto
Traditionally Äthiopien-Hilfe Freinsheim have successfully worked with street children and are now considering expanding their projects to include support for those affected by the loss of relatives due to AIDS. The high occurrence of AIDS related deaths in the region means that both young children and the elderly are left to fend for themselves as many of the adults or "middle" generation fall victims to the disease.
Part of my photo-consultancy was to develop a portfolio that portraits this difficult reality and shows how local communities are dealing with the needs of those left behind in the moment. Working closely with local staff and partners, I walked Dessie's streets for over two weeks and visited many neighbourhoods and homes to meet the helpers and the helped.
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Since November Galerie Kleebolte are representing a selection of my photos and you can now purchase limited edition prints of my photos from the gallery.
For further details, please visit their website.
To receive a copy of the full article please contact the Anglo-Ethiopian Society.
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Venue: Greenwich Gallery
Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.00pm; Sat and Sun 12–4pm
Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)
Private View: Thursday 7 June from 6.30 – 8.30pm
Open Studio; weekends 10–11 and 16–17 June
Please pop by and enjoy the exhibition in this lovely gallery.
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Looking at Social Transitions, the exhibition is a cultural encounter between German and Chinese artists, patronised by the German Consulate, the National Art Center, the Chengdu Photography Center, MR BIG International Art Center, et all.
21/04 – 20/05/2018
Social Transitions
Sanhe Art Museum, Chendgu high tech Zone, Airport Road, Singapore Industrial Park, South Park Road no 2, Chengdu, China.
If you would like to know more about the China Today project, please click on the link.
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LAUNCH PARTY
8 Dec 2017, 18:30 – 21:00
Venue: Photofusion
Opening hours: 10am-6pm Mon-Sat
Address: 17A Electric Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8LA
Walking distance from Brixton tube station
Before the end of year I am back in London and taking part in the LIP 29th Annual Exhibition.
Venue: Old Truman Brewery
Opening hours: Wed-Sun 11am-6pm; Mon 11am-5pm; Tue 11am-3pm
Address: Unit 11, Dray Walk, London E1 6QL
Trains & Tube: Shoreditch High Street, Liverpool Street Station, Aldgate East Station, Old Street
At the LIP 29th Annual Exhibition you can have a glimpse at my documentary work about China today.
The project is presented in Black & White.
The event will be held on: 01/12/2017 from 13.00
Venue: WKO [forum] Vienna, Operngasse 17-21, 5. Stock, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Tickets are sold from 12.45 and cost €10,-
During the event the exhibited photos will be auctioned in support of the AUSTRIAN-ETHIOPIAN SOCIETY.
Date: 05/11/2017 from 11.00
Venue: Von-Busch-Hof Freinsheim
During the event the exhibited photos will be auctioned in support of the Äthiopien Hilfe Freinsheim.
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This year I am taking part in BEAT (Borough of Ealing Art Trail)
The exhibition opens 6 to 16 September and will showcase work I did in London.
Venue: St Mary's Church, St Marys Rd, Ealing, W5 5RH
Walking distance from South Ealing tube station
Opening times: Mon-Thurs 9:30am-5:00pm, Fri 9:30am-8:00pm, Sat 11am-6:00pm, Sun 12:00noon - 6:00pm
Private View: Wednesday 6 Sept from 7 – 9.30pm
From 14 to 27 August selected photos from my project China Today will be shown as part of the 10th Greenwich Annuale.
Venue: Greenwich Gallery
Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.00pm; Sat and Sun 12–4pm
Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)
Private View: Thursday 17 Aug from 6.30 – 8.30pm
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The German–Ethiopian Association (Deutsch-Äthiopischer Verein) published a two-page article about my photographic work in Ethiopia in their latest newsletter 06/17.
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Chad, 2017. Refugees from the Central African Republic fetching water at a newly installed water pump.
Earlier this year I travelled through Chad with a missionary from the Lutheran Brotherhood. Part of their activities in Chad is to facilitate installation of water pumps in remote areas. Working closely with the community, they support and partially finance the installation of water pumps. In areas where the next water hole is a long walk away and will often provide unhealthy water, this makes a big difference to the communities. The water from the pumps has drinking water quality. In the southern part of the country the pump project also works with refugees from the Central African Republic.
Having had the opportunity to learn more about the people and the subject, I am now interested to continue working in collaboration with similar projects in Africa.
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Lake Tana area, Ethiopia, 2017. Women working in a reforestation project.
Beginning of the year I travelled back to Ethiopia, this time to work again for NABU, the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union. Travelling around the Lake Tana area with the local NABU staff, I documented the many aspects of their reforestation projects which are a collaboration between NABU, the local government and the local population.
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Bustamante, Costa Rica, 2017. Harvesting beans.
Over Christmas and New Year's I visited Costa Rica to look into traditional subsistence farming. Some say that in Costa Rica "children are born with bread under their arms". This saying makes reference to the tradition of family farming which allowed families to live rather self-sufficient in the past. Today there are only few families still living in the old ways while the country is becoming more urbanised and people buy their food supplies in the super markets. In Bustamante some still eat the beans they plant and harvest on their own land.
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From Friday 9 December – 28 January 2017 my work will be showing in Salon/16
Venue: Photofusion
Opening hours: 10am-6pm Mon-Sat
Address: 17A Electric Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8LA
Walking distance from Brixton tube station
At Salon/16 you have the chance to have a glimpse at my latest project about modern China.
Making a big step in a new direction, this time I present my work in Black & White.
Launch Party: next Thursday, 8 December from 6.30pm to 9.30pm
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Long Xing, China, 2016. Family lunch.
This was my third visit to China, a country I am becoming increasingly fascinated with. Exploring the question Who is China? I visited the cities of Nanjing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing and surroundings over the last three years. The project is still in the making, so watch this space.
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Gidole, Ethiopia, 2016. Derashe woman.
Back in London after spending three weeks in Ethiopia where I worked with EthioGuzo and the Cultural Office on a research about the local Derashe culture in and around Gidole town. The Derashe are one of the many different indigenous nations that make up the people of Ethiopia. The Derashe consist of nine clans. Each Clan is organised by their chiefs who report to the Head of Clan. The men always carry the name of the clan while the women marry into their husbands clan. Members of the same clan are not allowed to marry.
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This month I am going back to Ethiopia to work with EthioGuzo in and around Gidole. Visiting the area for the first time my task is to document the local traditions and life-style working closely with the local population. On my way through Addis Ababa I plan to visit the Meskal Festival, a long standing tradition in the country.
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From end of August I will be attending the International Festival of Photojournalism in Perpignan, France. VISA pour l'image has been running since 1989 and is one of the few international photography festivals specialising on photo journalism.
If you are in the area and would like to meet up, please get in touch.
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From 8 to 21 of August a selection of my work will be shown as part of the 9th Greenwich Annuale.
This year I will show work from my project Coffee Harvest in Costa Rica and from my Ethiopia project.
Venue: Greenwich Gallery
Opening times: Mon–Fri 9am–5.30pm; Sat and Sun 1–5pm
Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)
Private View: Thursday 11 Aug from 6.30 – 8.30pm
I hope to see you there!
London, 2016. Cranbrook Estate, East End.
Continuing to photograph the urban environment and close to home, earlier in the year I spend a weekend in London's East End working closely with Laura Nobel and Robert Clayton exploring the Cranbrook Estate, studying its dream to create affordable housing for all, and meeting some of its occupants, who told me about the English working class reality and their history.
The Cranbrook Estate is a housing estate designed by Francis Skinner, Douglas Bailey and Berthold Lubetkin and was first opened in 1963.
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London, 2016. Ella Mesma Company
Working in the urban environment and close to home, this Spring I was invited back to work with Element Arts. Covering the event Roots of Rumba at the RichMix in East London, I spend two days with the performers of the Ella Mesma Company and their many guests. The event was funded by the Arts Council and show-cased ten different dance performances with participants from around the world, including Tierra Morena from Sweden, Myriam Cadri from the USA and Luanda Pau from Cuba.
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Ethiopia, Kaffa, 2015. Boys bathing in hot spring.
While working for NABU in the Kaffa region I visited the hot spring off the beaten track near Bonga. The hot spring is very popular with the local population who believe it has healing powers. Depending on the individual case, people may visit for a day or stay for up to two weeks. The boys were enjoying a more shallow part of the river, where the water is hotter.
If you would like to see more photos of this set, please click here.
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Ethiopia, Kaffa, 2015. Menja woman producing an injira plate.
While working for NABU in the Kaffa region I met women from the Menja (also known as Manja) minority. The Menja are a minority who still follow their old tradition and life-style and depend on the local forests for their livelihood. As their culture is different from that of the Kafecho majority, they continue to be marginalized and discriminated against.
When I visited some Menja families near Bonga, the women had gone into the forest to pick clay so they could produce injira plates which they would sell on the nearby market. Injira is Ethiopia's main food, a sour flatbread used to scoop up meat and vegetable stews.
If you would like to see more photos of this set, please click here.
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Ethiopia, Kaffa, 2015. Woman picking wild coffee.
Working for NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) in Ethiopia last year, the assignment was to document the local communities who live with and off the local cloud forest in Kaffa, a region in the Southwest of the country.
The region is best known for its wild coffee forests and is believed to be the birthplace of coffee. In one of the coffee forests is an old coffee tree, said to be the Mother of Coffee. And while the forest is protected and kept alive, the coffee bushes grow wildly in the extensive forest and the local population enter the forest in small groups to harvest the coffee as needed for home consumption or to sell at the closest local market.
My journey to study the coffee harvest had started at the beginning of the year in Costa Rica and now, towards the end of the year, I found myself across the ocean, in a very different reality, looking at the same subject from a very different angle.
If you would like to see more photos about Ethiopia's Wild Coffee, please click here.
If you like to learn more about the Coffee Harvest in Costa Rica, please click here.
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The exhibition runs from Sat 13 Feb – Sun 22 Nov 2016 in Tokyo, Japan
Opening is on Saturday 13 February 2016 at 4pm
Venue: The Reminders Photography Stronghold Gallery Tokyo
For details, please check here
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A selection from my photo documentary project about the coffee harvest in Costa Rica will be showing at Harris & Hoole in Ealing.
Beginning of 2015 I immersed myself for several weeks in the activities of the coffee harvest in Costa Rica to learn all about the people, the plant and the environment that produce one of the most celebrated coffee beans.
Address: Harris & Hoole, 12 The Broadway, London, Ealing W5 2NH
Nearest tube: Ealing Broadway
Opening hours: Mon – Sat 07am–6.30pm; Sun 9.30am–5pm
The exhibition will be ongoing.
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Ethiopia, 2015. Harvest time in North Ethiopia
Just got back into London after spending four weeks working and travelling in Ethiopia. My projects led me from North to South and in many areas my visit coincided with the harvesting time.
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Brazil, Minas Gerais 2015. Family farming.
Silvio is a small-scale farmer in Limeira, Minas Gerais. On his little plot of land he plants herbs, greens and vegetables which he sells to local customers. Apart from being very charming, his produce is organic and delicious - yes I tested it. He is slowly expanding his little business and as his reputation builds can live off the sales of his produce.
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Brazil, Minas Gerais, 2016. Transatlantic Rainforest.
While photographing the Iracambi project I had many opportunities to visit the rainforest and could spend time in and around the forest to notice its wonders. The transatlantic rainforest once grew all along the Brazilian coast and formed a kind of green belt that drew water from the clouds as they arrived from the sea and provided much needed drinking water for the Brazilian hinterlands. As the rainforest slowly disappears from the Brazilian map, droughts are becoming more common.
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Opening night is on Thursday 19 Nov 2015 at 6.30pm
Venue: The Embassy Tea Gallery
195-205 Union Street, London SE1 0LN
Nearest tube: Southwark and Borough
I hope you enjoy the exhibitions.
Café com Arte will be showing a selection of my photos from my photo documentary project Coffee Harvest until the end of this year.
Beginning of the year I immersed myself for several weeks in the activities of the coffee harvest in Costa Rica to learn all about the people, the plant and environment that produce one of the most celebrated coffee beans.
Café com Arte is hosted by Casa Brasil
Address: Queens Way Market, 23–25 Queensway, London W2 4QJ
Nearest tube: Queensway and Bayswater
Opening hours: 11am – 8pm
The exhibition will be on display from Sat 14 Nov until the end of the year.
Please come and join me on the Opening Night, 13 Nov 2015 from 6.30pm
I look forward to seeing you on Friday!
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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2015. Fighting herons.
While working on a project with fishermen in Brazil, water birds became a common sight as they sit around the edges waiting for a bite while the fishermen clean out their catch. It seemed though that the Herons were quite territorial and rarely would tolerate another of their kind close by. When two met it would not be long before a fight would break out. This is a little sequence of the Heron's quarrel over territory and fish.
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The exhibition runs from Tue 20 Oct–19 Nov 2015 @ Artisan in Ealing, 32 New Broadway, Ealing, London W5 2XA
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm, Sat 8:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:00am-5:30pm
We had met the previous day on Iracambi where I was staying for the week to document their reforestation project. He was a worker on the farm. Today was Sunday and his day off and he was cleaning the front of his house. I was passing by after a good hike in the forest and stopped for a chat.
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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2015. Mico monkey baby.
The little Micos, or common marmosets, can be found in bigger and smaller groups all around the Pão de Açucar (Sugar Loaf) and Urca. And I find it hard to resist taking a few photos. As they are regularly fed by visitors, they are quite used to humans and have become rather tame. And they have grown strong in numbers. These days I am back in town for a few weeks and look forward to adding a few more pictures to my collection.
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Brazil, Cidade de Deus, 2015. Children's play.
While visiting the City of God, a chanty town near Rio de Janeiro, I met these charming girls. One of the girls had been given a puppy as a present from her dad and they were happily playing in the streets. I enjoyed watching the innocence of their play and, remembering where I was and how much violence this community had survived, I realized they were showing me what peace looks like.
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City of God ballerinas is part of my project with Casa de Santa Ana, a day-care centre for the elderly in the Cidade de Deus or City of God as the neighbourhood became known after the international success of the movie with the same name. Cidade de Deus is a poor neighbourhood or shanty town situated south of Rio de Janeiro. In recent years Casa de Santa Ana started using the open space of their function room to offer classes for children from the community. Inviting both the elderly and the young brings a nice energy to the day-centre and for many of the girls being able to have ballet classes allows them to fulfill a dream. If you like to see the story, please click on the link to the photo essay.
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One of the photos exhibited at the 8th Greenwich Annuale was Mother with Child. The photo was taken in Honduras while I was working on my project about 'invisible culture'. In the project I explored those aspects of a culture that underline every-day interactions and are considered so "normal" that the local population no longer notice them but these interactions are nevertheless an integral part of a community's or country's culture. Mother with Child was taken south of Tegucigalpa while visiting members of a local community.
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The exhibition runs from the 3rd to the 16th of August at the Greenwich Gallery
Opening times Mon–Fri 9am–5.30pm; Sat and Sun 1–5pm
Address: Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich SE10 8RS
Walking distance from Greenwich Station (trains and DLR)
Private View is on Saturday 8 Aug from 6.30 – 8.30pm
I hope to see you there
Another project I was privileged to work with while in Brazil, was Casa de Santa Ana in Cidade de Deus, or City of God as the community became known throughout Europe and the USA after the success of the movie City of God that left most of the world believing that City of God was a place of young people, drug lords, drugs, parties and sex.
Casa de Santa Ana is a day centre for the elderly buzzing with activities. The house offers medical support, activities, food, and a space where people can meet, be together and feel at home. I visited Casa de Santa Ana several times over a period of 2 months.
If you like to know more about the project, please click here.
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While working in Brazil I visited the Iracambi project in Minas Gerais. My first visit to Iracambi was some years back and since I had returned on different occasions. This time I spend a week on the property working with the founders, staff and volunteers to develop a visual profile of the Iracambi project. Iracambi have set themselves the target to create a space where farming and reforestation co-exist. One part of Iracambi is an NGO working with volunteers who come from around the world and do all kinds of work and research in the forest and streams. The reforestation project is an integral part of the property and over the years the Mata Atlantica, the Atlantic Rainforest, has successfully re-grown bringing along a great diversity of flora, fauna and much needed drinking water. Now that the first target is reached and the forest regrown on the property, Iracambi work with the local farmers, land owners and surrounding National Parks to encourage reforestation and create a migration belt allowing the Atlantic Rainforest to slowly stretch across the region, connecting from one property to the next. If you would like to learn more about the project please click on this link.
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Between projects and while walking along the beaches and public places in Rio de Janeiro I could not help noticing the beautiful orange uniforms worn by the street cleaners. The “gari”, the street cleaners, work for Comlurb, the company that uses a bright orange as the brand colour for their employees' uniforms. The many "gari", men and women working for Comlurb keep Rio and its beaches tidy. Many of the women, especially the younger women, seemed to take good care of their looks, were done up nicely and look very pretty as a result. Spending time in the streets I started talking to some of them, and found out how much pride these women take in their job.
“Not everyone can work for Comlurb. You have to take part in a ‘concurso’, a public test, and only the best get selected." “It is a good job. We work for the council and have all our working rights guaranteed.” ”We get a lot of respect from the public.” ... were some of the comment they made. And when I mentioned that I thought they had done themselves up very nicely, some replied: “You have to make an effort, don’t you?”
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Barely back from Costa Rica, where I spent Christmas and the beginning of the year documenting the coffee harvest and family farming, beginning of March I left town again to work in Brazil on several documentary projects over the period of three months.
Visiting Rio de Janeiro for the first time after the World Cup, I was curious whether I would notice any significant changes to the city. The first thing I noticed was the strong police presence in the streets of the so-called Zona Sul, the more touristy neighbourhoods. Having grown up in Brazil during the military dictatorship, I am used to the presence of armed police and security guards. But then ... I could not remember seeing so many police in the streets. In March, at the end of the Brazilian summer, the police seemed to be everywhere. Here a police car parked on a corner, there riding on the horses, on the beach, on bikes ... wherever I looked, I noticed the presence of the Military Police (the police force that patrols the streets). Curious, I went out to meet them and learn more about who they are and how the Military Police are organised ...
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Paraty, Brazil, 2015. Cacique and son, Kariri-Xocó.
Meeting the chief Pawanã Crody Kariri Xocó and his son in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A group of the Kariri-Xocó who are originally from the state of Alagoas in the Northeast of Brazil had come to Rio de Janeiro state to introduce the wider public to their traditional culture and continued struggle for survival. Today the Kariri-Xocó survive in a mixed community which includes members from various surviving indigenous ethnicities and quilombos from the Northeast.
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Paraty, Brazil, 2015. Cacique Pawanã, Kariri-Xocó, indigenous nation from Alagoas.
This photo was taken while meeting some of the members from the Kariri-Xocó in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro. The Kariri-Xocó are from the northeast of Brazil and live in the state of Alagoas. Some of their members travel around Brazil to introduce the general public to their culture and continued struggle for survival. The name Kariri-Xocó was adopted some 100 years ago when the Xocó, who found themselves driven off their land by invading farmers, sought refuge with the Kariri on the other side of the river to survive. Today the Kariri-Xocó survive as an impoverished community which also includes survivors from other indigenous tribes and quilombos.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013. Street performance in celebration of Saint George Day.
In celebration of Saint George Day, a group of street performers re-enacted the story of Saint George in the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Walking through the streets in the old part of the city centre the actors got a lot of attention from the local population.
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London, England, 2015. London deconstruction.
Following up on my earlier observations about Changing Shanghai I could not help but notice that London is undergoing a similar process. From the East to the city to the West, buildings are being taken down and it is difficult to walk through the city without hearing the by-now all too familiar sound of mechanical noise that alerts us to demolition and construction.
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Villa Alianza, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013. Nanko Geerdines van Buuren.
Always interested to get involved with another human rights project, I first met Nanko in 2008 while living in Brazil. Since, a visit to the IBISS projects in the 'Zona Norte' was a regular on my agenda when in Rio de Janeiro. For many years I teamed up with Nanko and followed him into the remote and poor areas of Zona Norte, many of which continue dominated by the drug lords. It was a shock to learn about his death while back in Rio de Janeiro. He will be missed dearly.
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Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm, Sat 8:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:00am-5:30pm
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English:
www.theprisma.co.uk/2015/02/28/angelika-berndt-and-the-invisible-culture/
Castellano:
www.theprisma.co.uk/es/2015/02/28/angelika-berndt-y-la-cultura-invisible/
The exhibition runs from Sat 14 Feb–6 Mar 2015 @ Artisan in Ealing, 32 New Broadway, Ealing, London W5 2XA
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:30pm, Sat 8:30am-5:30pm, Sun 9:00am-5:30pm
Costa Rica, 2014, 2015. Coffee harvest.
Just back from Costa Rica where I spend Christmas and New Year documenting the coffee harvest. This season the coffee harvest was several weeks late and coincided with Christmas and the New Year. More pictures about the harvest, the people and the processes to follow soon.
Shanghai, China, 2014. Changing Shanghai.
Like most cities in China, the visual and culture of Shanghai is fast changing with new ambitious building projects rising fast everywhere in the city. The old is being demolished and replaces with modern buildings and design, changing the living spaces and social structures of the city.
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Nanjing, China, 2014. Nanjing bikes.
A project that was little published last year is a photographic research I made about the every-day culture, emerging social and cultural tensions in modern-day urban China on the example of the "bike culture" in Nanjing. Over the summer I had the opportunity to visit China. What stood out for me was how fast the urban culture was changing and the tension this created between the traditional Chinese life-style and the new affluent urban ambitions. In China the bike has been a traditional and well-established means of transport and it seemed to me that the bike, it's use and transformation illustrated well how the daily lives in China were changing. "Nanjing bikes" became a complex project that reflects my observations about this emerging tension about survival and adaptation. Please click on the link for the story.
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El Paraíso, Honduras, 2014. Traditional brick-making and housebuilding in the south of Honduras.
Adobe is a sun-dried brick. In Honduras it is still common that families make their homes of adobe. The bricks are handmade of clay and left to dry in the sun for two days. This process leaves the brick hard and ready to use. Families showed me houses made of adobe that had been family homes over two and more generations and were over 100 years old.
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Intibucá, Honduras, 2014. Lenca indigenous people of Honduras.
Intibucá is home to the Lenca people. The Lenca are known for their love of strong colours. The traditional garments were made of cloth woven by the Lenca women. Today the Lenca live mostly from family farming and sell their produce at the nearby market in Esperanza.
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Intibucá, Honduras, 2014. Lenca indigenous women weaving their traditional cloth which is used to make their traditional garments.
The Lenca indigenous people traditionally were known for their weaving and to produce cloths that stand out for their vibrant colours. After this tradition became almost extinct, it is now being revived and young women are going back to learning how to weave and combine the patterns to produce the outstanding cloths.
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Taking part at the 3rd annual Central Group LIP exhibition and Photomonth East London presenting photos from my project Working Women. The presented photos are part of an ongoing project to photographically research and document traditional processes and manual labour in Latin America. In Working Women I look at the roles women’s work plays in society and economy. In my work I focus on photographing what I call the “invisible” culture, i.e. aspects of culture that manifest themselves in day-to-day moments and the working life.
The exhibition runs from 20–25 November 2014 @ Espacio Gallery, 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG
Opening times: daily 1-7pm (incl. weekends), Tue 25 Nov 1-5pm
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Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, 2013. As a photographer I consider working with my archive as important as working on new projects.
This set is from my visit to Tokyo and Kyoto September last year. Less published, I make landscape and street photography part of my project work because it gives literally the wider picture and shows the characteristics of a city, area or place. Looking at my own take on street photography was inspired by the season on street photography – On Our Streets at the Greenwich Gallery.
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Honduras, 2014. Following the success of my recent exhibition Hondureño - People of Honduras, these are three selected photos from the exhibition showcasing the diversity and culture of Honduras. Hondureño - People of Honduras was well received both by the local Latin American and wider population.
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22 Sept–19 Oct 2014 Mon–Fri 10am–5pm
Canning House, 14-15 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PS
Hondureño – People of Honduras is part of an ongoing project to photographically research and document traditional lifestyles and working processes in Latin America. With my photo project Hondureño – People of Honduras I aim to celebrate the diversity and efforts of the people of Honduras.
Giving a talk at the opening of the exhibition Hondureño - People of Honduras and celebration of the Independence Day of Honduras at Canning House with the Ambassador of Honduras, Ambassador of Kuwait and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps and CEO of Canning House.
Exhibition was commented in Tiempo and critiqued in Fresh Eyes on London
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This is a special occasion for a special exhibition. For the first time ever, St Mary's Church has opened it's doors for a photo exhibition.
The exhibition runs from 1–3 September, 2014
St Mary's Church, St Mary's Road, Ealing W5 5RH
Mon–Sat 9.30am–5pm; Thurs evenings open until 9pm
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Landless Movement, Pernambuco, Brazil, 2013.
Working in black & white. Going back to the origins of photography, I started working in Black & White to give my photographic expression a new angle. This photo was taken during a march of the Landless Movement in Pernambuco, Northeast of Brazil.
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Back at the Greenwich Gallery joining the Seventh Greenwich Annuale with work from my Honduras project on women and manual labour.
The exhibition runs from 4–17 August 2014 @ The Greenwich Gallery,
Linear House, Peyton Place, London SE10 8RS
Opening times: Mon – Fri 9am - 5.30pm; Sat & Sun 12pm - 4pm
Nanjing, China, 2014. Brocade weaving.
Traditional weaving frames to produce the elaborate Chinese brocade. The frames are very complex and have two working platforms.
Nanjing, China, 2014. Street vendor selling nectarines and peaches.
Back from China after two amazing weeks of exploring the urban culture of Nanjing, the city that is transforming itself to host the Youth Olympics in 2014. As the pavements become new and shiny and the skyscrapers spring up on all ends of the city, street vendors continue to earn their living in the most traditional way.
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Introducing an all new Galleries page on my website. The Galleries page is designed as a wider show case for my work and many photos are displayed publicly for the first time. Each gallery will allow you to see different aspects of my photography and diversity of my projects. To find out more, please click here.
Photo: Lenca indigenous woman, Honduras, 2014.
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Honduras, 2014. Worker processing tobacco on a tobacco farm in Honduras.
A selection of the project is published in Tabacalera
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Back at the PM Gallery for their 8th Ealing Open exhibition with Rain-Art.
Rain-Art is a series I developed over the winter months which shows a different approach to my work with the camera. Rain-Art is about expressing my experience of the dark, rainy winter season.
The exhibition runs from 24 May to 21 June, 2014 @ PM Gallery, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5EQ
Opening times Tue – Fri 1–5pm; Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 1–5pm
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Cortês, Honduras, 2014. Women washing cloths in the local river. For those who have no access to running water, this is a regular task.
Indibuca, Honduras, 2014. Lenca woman in traditional dress. Just back from three weeks in Honduras, I'm currently working on several stories I followed up on while in the country. One of them was a visit to the Lenca indigenous peoples in Indibuca.
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Costa Rica, Bruncajc, 2014. Making the transition between traditional lifestyle and the demands of the 21st century, the Boruca indigenous people of Costa Rica cultivate their traditions and believes while developing eco-tourism and art making to generate a sustainable income.
Costa Rica, Tabarcia, 2014. Family farming and pig breeding. New born piglets in a pig stable in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica, Pacific coast, 2014. A local fishing at a remote beach in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica, Bruncajc, 2013. Lourdes is a member of the So Cagrú indigenous women's art group at Bruncajc. The Boruca indigenous peoples have build a reputation for their fine art work and mask-making, combining traditional skills and forms with new designs and paintings. Mastering this skill has allowed the Boruca to build a reputation for their unique artwork, and a sustainable income for their people.
Great news! My photo essay was shortlisted for the Travel Photographer of the Year 2013 in the category Vanishing & Emerging Cultures.
The essay shows the descendents and house of Colonel Paulino (Pernambuco, 1838-1920) who was a very rich and powerful landlord. The history of the Northeast of Brazil was defined by the legendary “Coroneis”, who owned farms the size of European countries and reigned supreme. The photo essay shows the descendents and what is left of the former legendary wealth.
Kyoto, Japan, 2013. Sitting on the floor in his workshop in the front of his shop in Gion, Kyoto, the traditional tatami mat maker first hand-washes and evaluates every stem before weaving them together as a mat.
Children Can Do was produced as a celebration of how children make the world a better place. The photo chosen for the 2014 calendar is from my work with Crescer e Viver, a social circus based at Praça Onze, in the heart Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Crescer e Viver use circus activities to help children and teenagers from the local favela develop a sense of self-worth and can-do-it mentality.
The calendar was endorsed by the Rt Hon Lord Mayor Alderman Roger Gifford and launched at Mansion House in London.
Tokyo, Japan, 2013. Chouchin are traditional handmade Japanese paper lanterns. In this shop the artist was writing on the lamps which is a traditional way of decorating the chouchin in Japan. Chouchin are used in Buddhist temples and on the entrances of restaurants and shops. The craft of chouchin stems from China and dates back to the 6th century.
The presented work while relating to the present bears an echo from the past. Dona Carninha and her family can trace their ancestry back to the first slaves brought to the estate of Colonel Paulinhos, a powerful landlord in the hinterlands of the state of Pernambuco. Exploring the idea of how the past is still present and influencing today's social reality in the Northeast of Brazil, the exhibit invites the viewer to slow down, take a moment to enter the presented reality.
The exhibition opens Nov 19 – Dec 01, 2013
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Art Pavilion, Mile End, Clinton Road, E3 4QY; off Grove Road, nearest tube: Mile End
Tue–Sat 12–6pm; Sun 1–5pm
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Tokyo, Japan, 2013. Tsukiji Market is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. An estimated 2,000 tons of marine products are handled in Tsukiji Fish Market every day and the tuna auction is a very important part of the market's early morning routines. Once the tuna is layed out in the auction house and valued, the licensed buyers inspect all fish before the bidding starts.
Mata Sul, Northeast Brazil, 2013. As part of the dam project for Rio Una, small communities like Engenho Verde have been told to leave the area. For the little community this means to leave behind the only home they have known. Some families have lived on the property for generations and this is the only reality they know. As the little community struggles to come to terms with the impact of the dam project, each family has to decide where to go from here.
This summer saw another amazing season of samba in London. The competition for the Queen of the Bateria for the London School of Samba was one such event which celebrated the passion for the Brazilian dance in London. The competing dancers showed amazing skills and great passion throughout the competition. This year's event was held at Floripa and the competition was fierce. It was another amazing show of samba and competence. In the end the judges and audience made their choice. For another year, London School of Samba has a new Queen of the Bateria.
This selection is part of a photo project I did in Uppsala, Sweden, where I explored the city's long and significant history by looking at its architecture and building styles. Uppsala is located about 70 km from Stockholm and became home of the Archbishop of Sweden in 1164. In 1477 the Uppsala university was founded making Uppsala the oldest centre for academic education in the country. The city's historic moments were marked by significant building projects and varying building styles, giving the city a unique visual identity.
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Dona Carninha is the descendent of Dona Zézinha and Dona Rosária who were slaves of Coronel Paulinho. I met Dona Carninha while researching the reality of Quilombos (communities of descendants of slaves) in the Northeast of Brazil. Being able to trace her ancestry back to the first slaves Coronel Paulinho brought to Fazenda Varzinha dos Paulinhos, his vast estate in the hinterlands of Pernambuco state, Dona Carninha had a very painful and powerful story to tell. And despite her blindness, Dona Carninha had a very clear vision of the world around her.
The exhibition opens 8-22 August 2013
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The Greenwich Gallery, Peyton Place, London SE10 8RS
Mon–Fri 9am-5.30pm; Sat-Sun 12-4pm
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Sugar cane harvest in Mata Sul, state of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. Sugar cane dominates the landscape of the so-called Mata Norte and Mata Sul (North Forest and Sul Forest), areas which traditionally were overgrown by the Transatlantic Rainforest and, over the past centuries and decades, have become completely dominated by sugar cane plantations. Sugar cane production in the area has a long tradition of aggressive expansion and slave labour and to this day, echoes of its past influence the present. In the past years I have visited the area repeatedly to learn about the ecological and social impact of the sugar cane production and the relationship traditional local populations have with their job and the farms they work on.
Worker cutting the sugar cane stems.
The sugar cane fields after the harvest.
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My photo from the London School of Samba's last year's Rainha da Bateria competition was published on the front page of the Brazilian Post and Vamos London.
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Floripa, this year's venue for the London School of Samba's Queen competition, chose one of my photos to advertise this year's event on their website. The photo is one of the series I took during last year's competition and shows the newly crowned Rainha da Bateria 2012/2013. I have worked with the London School of Samba since 2006, documenting many of their rehearsals, performances and Queen competitions.
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Although I visited Pernambuco before, this was my first visit to the Sertão, a region in the hinterlands of Northeastern Brazil which is renowned for its recurring droughts. The Sertão is a dry land with not many water reserves and if the annual rain does not come, those surviving of subsistence agriculture suffer the dire consequences. In preparation of my visit I heard that there was an ongoing drought but we only became aware of the full extend when we started to visit local families. We learned that the drought had been ongoing for two years and that it was entering its third year. Leaving the local population with not much alternatives, those who could had left for urban centers and jobs elsewhere. Those who stayed watched helplessly as animals and vegetation slowly died.
Currently working on a piece about Venice, the city where the streets are paved with water and the past informs the present.
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Exhibiting at the PM Gallery
In Small Adventures I explore a different way of interpreting photography, presenting an image that goes beyond 'taking a photo', and, within the presented visual reality, challenging the boundaries between photography and art. As a result the exhibited art blurs the line between the two disciplines, leaving the onlooker wondering if they are looking at a painting or a photograph.
The exhibition opens 17 May – 9 June, 2013, @ PM Gallery, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, London W5 5EQ
Opening hours: Tue - Fri 1–5pm, Sat 11am-5pm
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Working with the London School of Samba this Saturday at their annual launch of their carnival costumes for the Notting Hill Carnival. The event took place at the Guanabara night club, London.
Visiting IBISS in April, my photographic research of the IBISS projects this time lead me visit Cidade dos Porcos, a neighbourhood next to Morro do Alemão in the Zona Norte of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. IBISS were building a football pitch, so the community would have their very own place where to train, compete, meet and let some steam of. Speaking to the locals around, everybody seemed very excited about the prospect to have a space for play, sports and recreation.
In March my story 'Meeting IBISS' and photos were published in the Spring Edition of fLIP, the Magazine for London Independent Photography. fLIP is published three times a year, distributed to all LIP members and sold in all majour Galleries.
Pernambuco, Brazil. As part of the celebrations of the International Women's Day, March 8, the Landless Movement in Brazil (MST) organised several marches all over the country, many closing highways in different parts of the country. Near Recife some 400 women marched from Usina Maravilha to the city of Goiana to protest against the ongoing violence in rural areas and to voice their demand for land reform.
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Over the weekend I worked with the well-established London artist Dale Grimshaw. For two days, while Dale was creating his mural in Clifton Street London EC2A, I worked on a photographic research about his art and artistic working style.
On February 1st, 2013, the London School of Samba echoed the Rio de Janeiro carnival with Brazilian style show at the Guanabara night club, London WC2B. This is the seventh year I have been working with the London School of Samba transforming dance into photographic art.
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Working with the Kensington Symphony Orchestra.
Element Dance Company chose my photo of one of their salsa dancers for their home page.
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Working with the Element Dance Company capturing their professional dancers during a performance of Salsa at a venue in Central London.
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Following the success of the photographic research of some aspects of the islands Sal and Santiago, a selection of the photos was published in a book called Impressions, Cape Verde. The book can be bought over the internet and is available at Blurb. Please click on the link for more information.
Back in Rio de Janeiro visiting the Brazilian charity IBISS and the communities they work with in the so-called Zona Norte. This is my third visit to the area and IBISS projects. Each time getting to know and to document a bit more of the reality of the 'other' Rio.
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Over the weekend I worked with Jezz Genny and her regular yoga group photographically exploring the many forms and postures within Astanga Vinyasa Yoga. Jezz had requested a photoshoot to have a visual representation of 'Astanga Yoga in action' to promote her teaching. A selection of my artwork was published on the Moving Prayer website.
The London School of Samba held their annual competition for the Rainha da Bateria this week at Bar Salsa. After a challenging competition and an amazing show, there could only be one winner.
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Exploring the wild beauty of southwest Wales, my research lead me into Pembrokeshire which is best known for its Coast National Park. Both coast line and hinterland offered amazing views, beautiful nature and interesting insights into the local culture.
May 2012. Participating at the Dance in Focus project organized by the English National Ballet. Developing a new take on dance photography inspired by Chris Nash. The resulting work was selected for a group show and is part of an ongoing exhibition. The photos were exhibited at London Town Hall, the National Library and continues to be exhibited at public venues around the UK.
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During a visit to Cape Verde, I photographed the many aspects of fishing and the community on Sal Island. Cape Verde is an island country consisting of ten islands situated in the central Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Western Africa near Senegal and Mauritania. On Sal Island fishing is an important commercial and community activity. Daily the fishers would go out early in the morning and on return the community would come together on the local pier to clean out, sell and buy the catch of the day. A selection of the photos was published in the book "IMPRESSIONS Cape Verde". Please click on the link for more information.
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Taking part in the OPEN ENDED exhibition. My documentary project at OPEN Ealing Arts Project ended with the OPEN Ended exhibition. In the exhibition I'm showing a selection of the photos taken during my nine month engagement with the OPEN project. During the period I became the "photographer in residence" of the OPEN project and worked with the public, the artists and the performers to document the relationship people have with the Arts. A selection of the photos resulting from this work can be seen at this link.
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London, March 2012. One year project exploring living at the Barbican with the perspective that the Barbican Centre could be looked at as a an "urban village". The project was celebrated with a public exhibition at the Goldsmith University, London, and published in a book with the same name, The London Villages Project. A London Villages Project archive was set up to give the project a permanent space and the exhibition was shown in several places around wider London.
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