Trabalho Mas Nao Tanto Vix

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Trabalho Mas Nao Tanto Vix

Artist

Marcio Faustino

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Photograph - Film Photography

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“Trabalho Mas Não Tanto” is a portuguese phrase which means “I work but not much”. It is about the art of doing nothing, of being bored, where the great creativity comes from. The art of have a meditative mind as life stile and not as mere exercise.

This photo was taken without a lens. It is a long exposure pinhole portrait, with a film camera adapted by me. It is part of my pinhole portrait photograph project using continuous light in the studio. Here I become my own model, working both behind and in front of the camera, working on my body composition and expression, posing for long exposure that last between 1 minute and 7 minutes depending on the film negative and film development method. A good start to work with male nude model since it is difficult to find men willing to pose naked for photo projects.

You will find many scratches in the photo, made by the camera when I advance the film. I don’t clean it in photoshop as I don’t remove dust and fingerprints. It all belongs to photo, to the rustic handcraft. The film negative was developed by me. It was handcrafted before being digitized. My photographs are not about something, the film negative and the form is not an accessory for a theme. The photo is the art, it is the thing. Dust and spots are part of the visual rhythm, patterns and repetition that art is about.

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March 31st, 2020

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