Entartete (German for Degenerate) is the result of more than 10 years of autoportraiture by the emerging Portuguese photographer, Rita Lino. A large series of experimental photographs of psychological or emotional moments taken primarily for the purpose of introspection and self-analysis presented in a limited edition quarterbound hardback.
© Rita Lino, 14.0 cm x 21.0 cm, 180 pages, 72 color plates, Éditions du Lic, first Edition of 500 copies, 2015
© Rita Lino, 14.0 cm x 21.0 cm, 180 pages, 72 color plates, Éditions du Lic, first Edition of 500 copies, 2015
© Rita Lino, 14.0 cm x 21.0 cm, 180 pages, 72 color plates, Éditions du Lic, first Edition of 500 copies, 2015
Nudity and nakedness as confessional, as an admission of vulnerability, not for the sake of titillation; Lino explores the possibilities of her body with an uninhibited sexuality and a playful, stylized shamelessness. Despite their raw unselfconsciousness, Lino’s images are more than mere snapshots; touching simultaneously on voyeurism, loneliness, the manipulative power of the camera, and the urge to connect with others, through, within, and apart from technology and media.
© Rita Lino, 14.0 cm x 21.0 cm, 180 pages, 72 color plates, Éditions du Lic, first Edition of 500 copies, 2015
© Rita Lino, 14.0 cm x 21.0 cm, 180 pages, 72 color plates, Éditions du Lic, first Edition of 500 copies, 2015
© Rita Lino, 14.0 cm x 21.0 cm, 180 pages, 72 color plates, Éditions du Lic, first Edition of 500 copies, 2015
Repeatedly concealing their message, necessarily strange and ambiguous, Lino´s images construct a self that is mutable and elusive. Whether concealed or conspicuous, ultimately Lino asserts that no degree of exposure fully reveals her.
© Rita Lino, 14.0 cm x 21.0 cm, 180 pages, 72 color plates, Éditions du Lic, first Edition of 500 copies, 2015
© Rita Lino, 14.0 cm x 21.0 cm, 180 pages, 72 color plates, Éditions du Lic, first Edition of 500 copies, 2015
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