TIME CAPSULES is a Macro Photographic Series composed of delicate abstract images evoking another World, another Time, stored in bubbles that retain memories of a remote Past.
Through my personal research into old family belongings, objects that could speak to my past, I began to investigate the existence of small translucent drops inside antique hand-blown glass objects which when enlarged take on a supernatural aspect, revealing fragments of encapsulated worlds containing their own atmosphere, their air of the Past.
There were no digital photomontages in the process.
Patrícia Abreu is a Brazilian Visual Artist, who mixes multiple techniques in the realization of her works.
With a degree in Graphic Design, Photography and professional experience in Art Direction for Audiovisual Dramaturgy, she moves fluently through different artistic languages in her search for original expression.
Themes such as Time, Memory and the Natural World are constant presences in her work, which she explores beyond the visible surfaces that surround what we see and blur what we imagine.
Awards 2024 /// UMENCIA Art Photo - Winner Silver Medal in the Macro Category.
2024 /// UMENCIA Art Photo - Winner Bronze Medal in the Macro Category.
2024 /// UMENCIA Art Photo - Honorable Mention in the Macro Category.
2024 /// ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2023 - Honorable Mention in the Fine Art Abstract Photography Category.
2024 /// TIFA 2023 (Tokyo Foto Awards) - Honorable Mention in the Fine Art Abstract Photography - Professional Category.
2023 /// ABSTRACT ART - Non-representational & Unreal Contest - Awarded Distinction - Gallery 4%, US.
2023 /// PX3 2023 - Honorable Mention in the Fine Art Abstract Photography - Professional Category.
2023 /// 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers -Winner 1st Place in the Digital Manipulation & Collage - PRO-single Category.
2023 /// 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers - Honorable Mention in the Digital Manipulation & Collage - PRO-single Category.
2023 /// 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers - Honorable Mention in the Cell Phone - PRO-single Category.
2023 /// 9th Abstract Art Competition - Honorable Mention, Teravarna Gallery, US.
2023 /// PREMIO ARTE CRITICA PER EXPLORA 2023 - Winner - MakeArt Gallery Art Prize, IT.
2023 /// reFocus Awards 2023 - Black and White Photo Contest - Finalist in the Fine Art Abstract Photography - Professional Category.
2023 /// Chromatic Photography Awards 2022 - Honorable Mention in the Fine Art Abstract Photography - Professional Category.
2023 /// TIFA 2022 - Finalist in the Fine Art Abstract Photography - Professional Category.
2022 /// reFocus Awards 2022 - One Shot Photo Contest - Finalist in the Fine Art Abstract Photography - Professional Category.
2021 /// PHOTO+ARTS 2021 - Winner 1st Place in the Portrait Photography Category.
2021 /// PHOTO+ARTS 2021 - Winner 3rd Place in the Photographic Series Category.
