We Meet in Madness

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/93ajdt82

Keywords:

arte, loucura, fotografia

Abstract

Art as a form of personal transformation; a visual essay referring to the work of the artist, who has been photographing her mother, a neurodiverse woman, for years. The essay proposes the creation of another imaginary for what madness would be stigmatized by society. A loving look at mental and structural suffering.

Author Biography

  • Isabella Lanave, PPGAV-UNESPAR

    Visual artist from Parana, 31 years old, born in the city of Curitiba, Brazil. In his work, investigate questões related to madness, spirituality and possíveis territories. Atua does not market herself as a photographer and also as a photography director. In 2017, she was cited by TIME magazine as one of the 34 most followed photojournalists in the world. In 2018, she was one of the photographers selected for the 6th New York Portfolio Review, in the United States. In 2019, the Fátima project will have its first individual exhibition at the Montevideo Photography Center, in Uruguay. In 2022, launch your first photo book, Leve a sério o que ela diz, com a Lovely House Editora. Isabella is trained in Social Communication – Jornalismo and specializes in Mental Health and Psychoanalysis at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná. He is currently studying Master in Visual Arts in the Fine Arts of Paraná.

References

GONÇALVES, Tatiana Fecchio da Cunha. A representação do louco e da loucura nas imagens de quatro fotógrafos brasileiros do Sec. XX: Alice Brill, Leonid Streliaev, Cláudio Edinger, Cláudia Martins. 2010. 309 p. Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes, Campinas, SP. Disponível em: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12733/1613843 . Acesso em: 10 maio 2025.

MAGLOIRE BOURNEVILLE, Désiré. Hystéro-Épilepsie Attaque délire (fot.). 1876. Disponível em: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/15831536 . Acesso em: 10 maio 2025.

Título da revista em preto, sobre fundo com recorte da imagem da obra de Chris Coutinho, "Névoa". A imagem mostra uma ilustração de tronco de árvore com barco ao fundo. A ilustração é feita em camadas semi transparentes de papel manteiga e tecido voal, o que torna as cores e formas enevoadas.

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Published

27-06-2025

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 25 (2025)

Section

Visual essays

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Copyright (c) 2025 Isabella Lanave

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How to Cite

We Meet in Madness. (2025). Revista Do Colóquio, 15(25), 251-263. https://doi.org/10.47456/93ajdt82

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