Thereza
Thereza, a series of cyanotypes initiated in 2023, emerges from the search for one of my ancestors, known for decades as my grandfather's dead-mother. Paper, chemicals, sunlight, and water are elements of this invented encounter, a way to overcome the absence of images and create narratives that speak of her beyond her maternal role. Thereza appears watery, like a river that reveals itself differently with each glance. May her name foster imaginations.
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Biography
Daniela Balestrin is a multidisciplinary artist with an academic background in Law, having practiced in the field for 15 years while independently exploring photography. Since 2020, she has fully embraced photography as her professional pursuit, utilizing both analog and historical techniques to craft her images. Her work aims to engage with the events that intertwine with her daily life, creating narratives that involve the movements of life and imagination, crossing memory and fiction, image and word.
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Awards
2024
Shortlist int the Professional Creative Category, Sony World Photography Awards.
New Photography Award from the Museum of Image and Sound of São Paulo/Brazil.
2023
Finalist named for Discovery of the Year of The Lucie Awards.
Analog/Film Photographer of the Year Non-Professional, IPA - Internacional Photography Awards.
First Place, Analog/Film, Other, Non-Professional, IPA - Internacional Photography Awards.
Gold Winner, Portfolio-Personal, TIFA - Tokyo Internacional Foto Awards.
Honorable Mention, Daily Life category, ND - Neutral Density Photografy Awards.
Honorable Mention, Photo Essay/Story Category, ND - Neutral Density Photografy Awards.
Honorable Mention, Special Analog/Film Category, ND - Neutral Density Photografy Awards.
Portfolio Show, at the 12th Tiradentes Photography Festival/Brazil.
