"The pandemic and some faith #1" Fine art paper pigment print 60w x 90h cm edition of 9
"The pandemic and some faith #6" Fine art paper pigment print 60w x 90h cm edition of 9
"The pandemic and some faith #3" Fine art paper pigment print 60w x 90h cm edition of 9
"The pandemic and some faith #5" Fine art paper pigment print 60w x 90h cm edition of 9
"The pandemic and some faith #4" Fine art paper pigment print 60w x 90h cm edition of 9
"The pandemic and some faith #2" Fine art paper pigment print 60w x 60h cm edition of 9
"The pandemic and some faith #7" Fine art paper pigment print 60w x 90h cm edition of 9
The pandemic and some faith
That wasn't exactly what the magazine's art director had requested – some still images of religious symbols – but they ended up being my greatest challenge as a photographer in a long time.
It was impossible to ignore the devastation we were experiencing. It was important to think, piece together, remember, and re-experience everything that this vile virus had brought us; it was excruciatingly painful, bitter, and gloomy... Oh, I don't need to keep looking for adjectives. Everyone already knows, right?
Nonetheless, it served as a tiny cleansing of so many ills carried with difficulty beyond my capacity.
Broken pieces and ties, chains locking, mismatched gears, stained bonds, forgotten friendships, dull love, suffocating air, saddened dreams, so much dirt to sanitise, so many inhuman people, so many unsolved questions, being alone and just surviving. And do you want to discuss hope and faith? What the fuck!
Smiling, singing, dancing... things that used to be a part of my existence as an optimistic goofball still demand you to exercise muscles that I shouldn't even have anymore.
But, almost against my will, I continue to believe that any faith, whatever it may be, can bring us closer to the colourful, sweet, and lovely divine.
Deceived? Why not? That we can persevere and that success is not far away!
This series was made with camera and lenses Canon.
All photos were manipulated in Adobe Photoshop.
–Lens Culture editors chose the photo “The Pandemic and Some Faith#7" to be displayed in the Black & White Photography Awards 2021 competition Gallery.
–New York Photography Awards, “The Pandemic and Some Faith” series was awarded with Honorable Mention in “Covid19, Related Photography, Fine Art”, NYC, EUA, 2023.
Fine art paper pigment print
edition of 9
