The Awakening Photograph is part of a self-portrait series called
Blooming. This series of photographs, from the photographer
Mariana Fogaça, is about awakening her soul and blooming away
from feeling suffocated and lost in her own mind, doubts and
fears. It’s about self-encounter, knowledge and acceptance.
The photographs depict the feeling of manipulation and distress
between Mariana’s mind and soul.
The roses represent the artist’s inner self, spirit and essence. To
boom is to re-birth.
The background is dark, rough and has a subtle erase mark that
symbolizes the end of an overwhelming moment, as well as the
start of a new beginning.
This photograph was achieved with long exposure and real time
overlays. The outcome was impossible to control, since, the
process was fluid, real, expressive and spontaneous. Minimum
post production has been done.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil. Living in Lisbon, Portugal.
Mariana Fogaça, with great sensitivity, always seeks to reveal poetry in her compositions. The photographer, is constantly exploring new techniques and visual concepts in her photographs.
Mariana who received an honorable mention at the International Photography Awards (IPA) in 2015, has participated in different collective exhibitions, and currently has her work exhibited in several private collections in Brazil, the United States, Belgium, Italy and South Korea.
Graduated in Advertising and Marketing from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing in São Paulo, Mariana Fogaça, specialized in Professional Photography at Escola Panamericana de Arte in São Paulo and in Documentary Photography at the Institut D’Estudis Fotografics de Catalunya in Barcelona. And also has a Short Course Certificate Seeing Through Photographs at MOMA NY.
Awards Awards:
2015 – IPA 2015 – International Photography Awards – Honorable Mention in Fine Art Portrait.
Exhibitions:
2013 – Collective Exhibition – Concept Store / Art Gallery Mix&Match in São Paulo.
2011 – Collective Exhibition – Concept Store / Art Gallery Mix&Match in São Paulo.
2009 – Collective Exhibition – Great and new talents of photography – Imã Foto Galeria in São Paulo.
2009 – Casa Cor Trio in São Paulo.
2009 – Collective Exhibition – Concept Store / Art Gallery ALotOf Concept in São Paulo.
Photography Independent Fairs:
2015 – Foto Feira Cavalete #3 – Pinheiros, São Paulo.
2016 – Foto Feira Cavalete #4 no MIS – Museum of Image and Sound.
2016 – São Paulo Photo Weekend #2 – Vila Madalena, São Paulo.
