tommaso rada

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Frames of Struggle

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Location: Sao Paulo

Nationality: Italian

Biography: Tommaso Rada is an Italian photographer currently living in São Paulo, Brasil. Tommaso Rada is a documentary photographer working on socio-economic issues. His projects describing the surrounding society are aims more to create questions... MORE

São Paulo, Brazil, 2...ng. São Paulo Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil, 2022. Macro-Photography converted to black and white and digitally processed to re-create a Sabattier effect of a detail from an en- graving. São Paulo Brazil

Belo Vale. Brazil. An object us...ery past of the Country. Brazil

Belo Vale. Brazil. An object used to torture slaves is seen in the Slavery Museum of Belo Vale. The Slavery Museum is one of the few institution in Brazil that shows the slavery past of the Country. Brazil

Santa Rosa do Pretos, Maranh&am...e. Santa Rosa Dos Pretos Brazil

Santa Rosa do Pretos, Maranhão, Brazil, 2017. Josiclea “Zica” Pires throws a rock agains the mining company train that cross the lands of the Quilombo. The construction of the rail dried a water channel used for fishing and irrigation by the people of the Quilombo. Today the community doesn’t fish and farm any more. Santa Rosa Dos Pretos Brazil

Santa Rosa do Pretos, Maranhão, Brazil, 2017.. Bia, a girl from the Quilombo of Santa Rosa dos Pretos is collecting mangos from the yard tree. Santa Rosa Dos Pretos Brazil

Januaria, Minas Gerais, Brazil ... of maintenance Januaria Brazil

Januaria, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2019.. A local boy of the Quilombo of Croatá rides on his horse. The Quilombo’s Community ask several time to the city hall to take care of the roads but they didn’t carried on the works of maintenance Januaria Brazil

Candeias, Bahia, Brazil., 2022 ...s is very high. Candeias Brazil

Candeias, Bahia, Brazil., 2022 A Quilombola’s activist stands in the ruins of the engenho, an ancient sugar cane mill and the farm. Most of the workers of the engenho were slaves and ancestors of the members of the Quilombo “Boca do Rio”. The ruins of the engenho represent a historical memory for the Quilombolas. In the past the Quilombolas had access to the location by a short walk, today is necessary a 30 minutes trip by boat because local industries forbidden to arrive to the place by land. “Boca do Rio” was community of 6000 people, since the building of the commercial port of Aratu, that surround the Quilombo”, the population dramatically decreased. The constructions works for the port expansion and the presence of several petrochemical companies make the life of the Quilombola very difficult: they don’t have easy access to their home, the city hall service (school bus, tap water, sewer) aren’t provided to the community and the pollution from the companies is very high. Candeias Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil, 2022. Macro-Photography converted to black and white and digitally processed to re-create a Sabattier effect of a detail from an engraving. São Paulo Brazil

Belo Vale, Brazil, 2018. An obj...f the Country. Belo Vale Brazil

Belo Vale, Brazil, 2018. An object used to torture slaves is seen in the Slavery Museum of Belo Vale. The Slavery Museum is one of the few institution in Brazil that shows the slavery past of the Country. Belo Vale Brazil

Candeias, Bahia, Brazil, 2022. ...cal components. Candeias Brazil

Candeias, Bahia, Brazil, 2022. A member of the Quilombo Boca do Rio, Luciano, shows a fished crabs, the main product sold by the Quilombolas. The waters where they fish are polluted with petrochemical residues and other chemical components. Candeias Brazil

Belo Vale, Brazil, 2018. Macro-...m an engraving Belo Vale Brazil

Belo Vale, Brazil, 2018. Macro-Photography converted to black and white and digitally processed to re-create a Sabattier effect of a detail from an engraving Belo Vale Brazil

Ilha da Maré, Bahia,... Ilha Da Maré Brazil

Ilha da Maré, Bahia, Brazil, 2020. A group of fisherwomen during a meeting of the Community. The leaders of the Quilombo of Ilha de Maré are mainly women and are the ones that fish and catch seafood. Because of the high petrochemical pollution their still of life has been deeply affected. The Quilombolas claim they are discriminated by environmental racism. Ilha Da Maré Brazil

Cananeia, São Paulo,...he oyster farm. Cananeia Brazil

Cananeia, São Paulo, Brazil, 2017. Quilombo do Mandira. The youngest son of Chico Mandira, the chief of the Quilombo, retrieves some oyster from the oyster farm. Cananeia Brazil

Januaria, Minas Gerais, Brazil ...rancisco River. Januaria Brazil

Januaria, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2019. Quilombo’s farmers rest after a morning of field work. The community of the Quilombo of Croatá is trying to establish some low impact bio culture using the seasonal floods of the Sant Francisco River. Januaria Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil, 2022. Macro-Photography converted to black and white and digitally processed to re-create a Sabattier effect of a detail from an engraving. São Paulo Brazil

Januaria, Minas Gerais, Brazil ...f mainteinance. Januaria Brazil

Januaria, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2019. A local boy of the Quilombo of Croatá play a home made triangle during an improvised music session. The Quilombo’s Community ask several time to the city hall to take care of the roads but they didn’t carried on the works of mainteinance. Januaria Brazil

Belo Vale, Brazil, 2018. Macro-Photography converted to black and white and digitally processed to re-create a Sabattier effect of a detail from an engraving Belo Vale Brazil

Cananeia, São Paulo,... the community. Cananeia Brazil

Cananeia, São Paulo, Brazil, 2017. Quilombo do Mandira. Young boys belonging to the families of the Quilombo take care of the spring waters channels that arrive to the community. Cananeia Brazil

Barcarena, Pará, Bra...ainst the ear. Barcarena Brazil

Barcarena, Pará, Brazil, 2018. Maria do Socorro Silva an activist of one of Barcarena’s Quilombos. Since she reveal the pollution caused by an Aluminium Extraction Company she received several death threats as a warning voice on the telephone, a home intrusion, a punch in the face, a pistol barrel prodded against the ear. Barcarena Brazil

Ilha da Maré, Bahia, Brazil, 2020. Children from Ilha da Maré play while searching for seafood. The Ilha da Mare is the home of several Quilombola’s communities that live of fishing. The waters where they fish are polluted with petrochemical residues and other chemical components. On the land of the island is possible to spot places where the oil come out from the ground. Most of the activists of the Island are women and they carry on the unity of the community and the fight for their basic rights. Ilha Da Maré Brazil

Santa Rosa do Pretos, Maranh&am...y. Santa Rosa Dos Pretos Brazil

Santa Rosa do Pretos, Maranhão, Brazil, 2017. People from the Quilombo Santa Rosa dos Pretos during a religious festivity. Santa Rosa Dos Pretos Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil, 2...ing São Paulo Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil, 2022. Macro-Photography converted to black and white and digitally processed to re-create a Sabattier effect of a detail from an engraving São Paulo Brazil

Santa Rosa do Pretos, Maranh&am...n. Santa Rosa Dos Pretos Brazil

Santa Rosa do Pretos, Maranhão, Brazil, 2017. A drummer od the Quilombo of Santa Rosa dos Pretos. Drums are an essential part of the Afro-Brazilian culture. In Santa Rosa dos Pretos the drumming tradition was lost until the wo- men of the Quilombo started to play again. Today around 30 people play the drums during the festivity, most of them are women. Santa Rosa Dos Pretos Brazil

Belo Vale, Brazil, 2018. Macro-Photography converted to black and white and digitally processed to re-create a Sabattier effect of a detail from an engraving Belo Vale Brazil

Candeias, Brazil, 2022. Davi an...s is very high. Candeias Brazil

Candeias, Brazil, 2022. Davi and Elaine’s husband fish in the waters near the Quilombo. “Boca do Rio” was community of 6000 people, since the building of the commercial port of Aratu, that surround the Quilombo”, the population dramatically decreased. The constructions works for the port expansion and the presence of several petrochemical companies make the life of the Quilombola very difficult: they don’t have easy access to their home, the city hall service (school bus, tap water, sewer) aren’t provided to the community and the pollution from the companies is very high. Candeias Brazil

Januaria, Minas Gerais, Brazil ...ighly polluted. Januaria Brazil

Januaria, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2019. Caio is trying to fix the water pump in the Saint Francisco River. The Quilombo of Croatá doesn’t have tap water. Despite they requested the installation of the pipes to the City Hall, the construction work are not carried out and also no water truck is sent to the community which have to use the River waters. After the collapse of the mine in Brumadinho the waters of the Saint Francisco River are considered highly polluted. Januaria Brazil

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Frames of Struggle

Updated May 2024

Frames of Struggle contrasts the historical representation of African Brazilian slaves with images of activism and resistance of Afro-Brazilian Quilombolas. The historical representations structures the work through a photographic reproduction of their details. Historical images of oppression and violence are contrasted with photographs of activists from several Quilombola communities, located in Brazilian territory. The project seeks to build a new narrative/visual history of the Afro-Brazilian subject. Through a dialogue between techniques and contents are intended to present other “struggle frameworks” to dismantle the imagetic racism that guides Brazilian society.

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