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ALDOS SOARES (1961) - Lot 47
ALDOS SOARES (1961) Campings Digital print 24 x 30 cm Note: A photograph by Aldos Soares (born in 1961) from the series Campings, this color image shows two young female vacationers posing for the camera in the lush setting of a campground, amid pathways, palm trees, and summer light. The portrait is built on a strong visual contrast: on the right, a young girl in an embroidered white swimsuit, her face painted with colorful spots, smiles naturally; on the left, another child, more elaborately dressed, combines a pale blue dress, a black boa, and more theatrical makeup, as if she were playing a character. The scene immediately evokes campground activities, dress-up games, improvised performances, and that holiday-specific sociability where children experiment, put on makeup, stage themselves, and let themselves be photographed. As is often the case with Soares, the photograph oscillates between a social document and an almost staged image. The saturated colors, the very direct light, and the frontal pose give the scene an almost cinematic intensity, even as the subject remains profoundly ordinary. What interests the photographer here is not just childhood on vacation, but the way in which the campground becomes a popular theater where everyone takes on a role, invents an appearance, and crafts an image of themselves. The made-up faces, the props, and the smile directed at the photographer convey both the simple joy of shared leisure and a gentle form of social performance unique to vacation photographs. A 24 x 30 cm digital print, this work is an integral part of the *Campings* series, in which Aldos Soares observes the visual rituals of summer life with humor, attention, and tenderness.
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