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Conversas sobre fotografia
“EU TE DESAFIO A ME AMAR (I challenge you to love me)”
Neyde Lantyer talks with photographer Diana Blok, about her project
“EU TE DESAFIO A ME AMAR” (I challenge you to love me) which portrays
Brazilian transsexuals, bisexuals, transvestites, gays, lesbians, intersex,
cross-dressers, queers, “all individuals in their own power and beauty”.
Born in Uruguay, she grew up in Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico,
“EU TE DESAFIO A ME AMAR” (I challenge you to love me) which portrays
Brazilian transsexuals, bisexuals, transvestites, gays, lesbians, intersex,
cross-dressers, queers, “all individuals in their own power and beauty”.
Born in Uruguay, she grew up in Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico,
moving to Amsterdam in 1974, where she began a career as a professional photographer.
In the last decade Diana Blok has also developed projects in Brazil, attending artistic residences in Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília. In her own words: “In 1975, I made my first self-portrait with the theme of gender, experimenting with role-playing” and the deconstruction of behaviour patterns. The questions around gender, identity and sexual diversity have been constantly present in my oeuvre along 40 years.” “The project “EU TE DESAFIO A ME AMAR” was realized in 2014, in Brazil, where the violence of gender grew 40% in the last 6 years and the rising of Evangelic churches has been threatening all the sexual diversity that falls outside the “heterosexual norm”.” You are welcome to join the conversation!
“CONVERSAS SOBRE FOTOGRAFIA” is a collaboration between Teatro Munganga and Brazilian Visual Artist and photography researcher Neyde Lantyer.
