Juan Orrantia

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There was heat that smelled of bread and dead fish

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Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Nationality: Colombian

Biography: Juan Orrantia's photographic practice uses color, appropriation, mixed media and the photobook as forms to interrogate historical narratives and experiences of looking and being seen. His book Like Stains of Red Dirt was awarded the Fiebre... MORE

There was heat that smelled of bread and dead fish

There was heat that smelled of bread and dead fish is conceived as a journey through the passing of time under the shadows of colonialism, war and utopia in Mozambique. In the form of a semi fictional diary a narrator remembers encounters, moments, events and their aftermaths as subtle and even imaginary presences that do not seem to fit properly in the idea of current-day, tangible reality.

(21 x 15 cms, 102 pgs, 42 b/w images, bound in ochre thread)

Handmade book in an edition of 5, with a unique silver gelatin print in hand made envelope incorporated to the book. Each of these is also contained in a custom designed folder.

Printed on Innova paper and 120 gsm Malmero paper.

Printing and bookbinding by Helene van Aswegen, The BookWorshop.

Design Juan Orrantia and Helene van Aswegen.

2018

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There was heat that smelled of bread and dead fish

Copyright Juan Orrantia 2024

Date of Work Dec 1969 - Dec 1969

Updated Dec 2018

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There was heat that smelled of bread and dead fish is conceived as a journey through the passing of time under the shadows of colonialism, war and utopia in Mozambique. In the form of a semi fictional diary a narrator remembers encounters, moments, events and their aftermaths as subtle and even imaginary presences that do not seem to fit properly in the idea of current-day, tangible reality.

(21 x 15 cms, 102 pgs, 42 b/w images, bound in ochre thread)

Handmade book in an edition of 5

Printed on Innova paper and 120 gsm Malmero paper.

Printing and bookbinding by Helene van Aswegen, The BookWorshop.

Design Juan Orrantia and Helene van Aswegen.

2018
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