Sonâmbulo (Sleepwalker): notes on a gesture in the shadows and the photographs of André Leite Coelho

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2525-3123.gis.2024.209366

Keywords:

Photography, Photobook, Urban Space, Graphic Design, André Leite Coelho

Abstract

This review describes and critically analyses the conceptual relationship between the photographic act and André Leite Coelho's photography book Sonâmbulo. The text exposes the photographic practice as both a consequence and an artefact of urban space. It suggests a common ontology between photography and the city by elaborating on intersections between street photography practice and its history. The discussion also addresses the aesthetic choices of the book's graphic design and its layout as a possibility for subjective representations of the city space in its fragmented and transitory perception through photography.

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Author Biography

  • Marcelo Schellini, Curtin University, Campus Malaysia

    Marcelo Schellini is a lecturer at Curtin University, Campus Malaysia. He holds a Ph.D. in Visual Arts from the University de São Paulo, a master’s degree in Visual Culture Studies from the University of Barcelona, Spain, and a Bachelor of Photography from Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Comercial de São Paulo (SENAC-SP). His academic works are focused on contemporary photography, visual culture, and screen studies. Since 2013, he has been a researcher at the Research Group on Photographic Printing coordinated by Professor João Luiz Musa at the School of Communication and Arts at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

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Published

2024-08-08

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2024)

Section

T.I.R. - Translations, Interviews and Reviews

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How to Cite

Schellini, Marcelo. 2024. “Sonâmbulo (Sleepwalker): Notes on a Gesture in the Shadows and the Photographs of André Leite Coelho”. GIS - Gesture, Image and Sound - Anthropology Journal 9 (1): e209366. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2525-3123.gis.2024.209366.