BESphoto 2012
MAURO PINTO ‘Dá Licença’
The winner of the 8th edition of BESphoto 2012 was. Mauro Pinto, of Mozambican nationality, who was distinguished for his photo series “Dá Licença” (‘Excuse me’) developed in Maputo’s Mafalala quarter.
In the words of the artist, “From November 2011 to January 2012 ‘Dá Licença’ was the entry password that allowed me to carry out this photographic project in Maputo’s Mafalala quarter”.
The jury unanimously chose Mauro Pinto. To justify their choice, the jury refers that “the series reveals the manner in which the artist gives himself over to the reality of the people who inhabit the spaces portrayed while at the same time conveying an historical and sociological perspective on the Mozambican contemporary reality, seen through this quarter of its capital city. (...) It is striking how the artist uses light to give life to the depicted elements. From colour to the objects themselves, his work carries us into an inhabited reality.”
“From November 2011 to January 2012 ‘Dá Licença’ was the entry password that allowed me to carry out this photographic project in Maputo’s Mafalala quarter.” MAURO PINTO, winner of the 8th edition of BESphoto 2012” |
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The BESphoto exhibition is a joint project of Banco Espirito Santo and the Berardo Collection Museum, subsequently extended to the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo to embrace all Portuguese speaking countries. Together, they aspire to promote creativity and divulge the best in photographic art, projecting abroad the identity and integration of all Portuguese-speaking contemporary plastic artists.
After the competition became international in 2011, all artists of Portuguese and Brazilian Nationality, or from the Portuguese Speaking African Countries (“PALOPs”) stand on an equally footing before the jury.
The exhibition of BES Photo’s 8th edition of was on public display at the Berardo Collection Museum from March 14th to May 27th, 2012, including work from the collective CIA de Foto, Duarte Amaral Netto, Mauro Pinto and Rosângela Rennó. The BES Photo exhibition will then travel to the Pinacoteca de São Paulo, where it will be on display from June 16th to August 5th, 2012. |
