This week, we open a new exhibition in Campinas, north of São Paulo – a historically agricultural region where the history of slavery has left many legacies. And which has a curious connection to the history of photography. Even though slavery was abolished in Brazil in 1888, the plantation owners of Campinas (then called São … Read More
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Article at C&: “Mãe Preta – Women and Resistance”
Great article by Ana Paula Orlandi, published on January 2nd, 2019 as an editorial article for C& América Latina! “Exhibition recounts the narrative of black women who breastfed the children of white slave owners in order to reflect on structures that persist today in Brazilian society. In 2015, when participating in a group exhibition in … Read More
Interview: Honoring Black Motherhood in the Brazilian Slave Trade- Dodge & Burn:
In December 2016, we were interviewed by photographer and writer Qiana Mestrich from Brooklyn, New York for her online magazine Dodge & Burn: Decolonizing Photography History. Qiana is interested in the aspect of decolonizing photography and seeking to “seeks to establish a more inclusive history of photography, highlighting contributions to the medium by people within underrepresented … Read More