Daiana Valencia
by Daiana Valencia from Buenos Aires, Argentina
In Argentina, we have been in an obligatory quarantine for 100 days, with no possibility of leaving. 100 introspective days. My self against myself and the “but” part is the night that awaits me relentlessly with its artillery of silences, insomnia, mirrors, doubts and laments.
Uncertainty is my greatest motivation, as well as my greatest fear.
This photo is part of a series of self-portraits, where I am confronted with the screams of my head. Text in the image: "I like its immortality but more its fragility"
SELF-PORTRAITS: PHOTOGRAPHERS IN CONFINEMENT
Curated by Svetlana Bachevanova
A collection of self-portraits made by photojournalists from five continents during the unprecedent lockdown due to the corona virus pandemic.
Photographers are people on the road, living to document the lives of others.
Constrained by the lockdown, many of them had their first experience of being still long enough to begin seeing and understanding small details about who they are, their lifestyles and values, that were overshadowed while they were busy. These self-portraits express their experience.
This is a unique collection of self-portraits from some of the best lenses in photojournalism at an historic moment.
Photographers in Confinement is a project in process and I welcome additional submissions from photojournalists at svetlana@fotoevidence.com
I am looking for potential exhibition partners in the USA and abroad.
Svetlana Bachevanova is a founder and publisher of FotoEvidence, long time photojournalist and curator.
