I immediately fell in love with this oak tree when I arrived at Foundation OBRAS in Évora Monte, Portugal.
This beautiful tree inspired me to recreate a self-portrait from 2006.
Images taken by Nuno Martins
A Zaratan tem o prazer de apresentar Remember There’s Magic, uma exposição relâmpago de Natasha Carlos, que apresenta uma série de fotografias e uma video instalação que resultam da sua residência em Lisboa.
Remember There’s Magic é uma resposta visual ao estado de desconexão identitária e artística experienciado pela artista após uma lesão e um ano de isolamento. O trabalho explora a imprevisibilidade da nossa existência individual e como as alterações do ser influenciam a nossa perspetiva do real.
A exposição funciona como um convite para abraçar o desconhecido e mergulhar no mistério da (re)descoberta da nossa própria identidade.
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Zaratan is pleased to present Remember There’s Magic, a flash exhibition by Natasha Carlos, which features a series of photographs and a video installation that result from her residency in Lisbon.
"Remember There’s Magic" is a visual response to the artist feeling disconnected from herself and her art practice after a neck injury and a year in isolation. The work explores the unpredictability of our individual existence and how that can impact our perspective. It serves as a gentle reminder to embrace the unknown and lean into the mystery of discovering (and rediscovering) yourself.
A few years ago there was a super bloom that covered Death Valley in yellow wildflowers. I drove down to the park from Oakland a few times that spring to further explore the desert and make new work.
During one of my trips, I found this green bush with brown rocks behind it that matched the colors of my hair.
I was able to blend into the landscape and take this:
Natasha Carlos, Site G (Self-portrait), 2016
Other artists who have experimented with camouflage:
William Wegman, Camo, 2003
Cecilia Paredes, Dreaming Rose, 2009
Ana Mendieta, Tree of Life, 1976
Lee Friedlander, Tuscon, 1997
Ben Zank, 2016
Joeri Bosma, 2012
Check out my “CAMOUFLAGE” board on Pinterest for more images.
A small collection of self-portraits taken in nature that have inspired and informed my practice.
These images are listed chronologically, ranging from the early 1900s to the 1980s.
Imogen Cunningham Self-portrait, 1906
Anne Brigman, Soul of the Blasted Pine, 1906
Joan Jonas, Mirror Piece I, 1969
Ana Mendieta, Untitled (Silueta Series, Mexico), 1973–77
Vivian Maier, Self-Portrait, Chicagoland, 1975
Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #43, 1979
Judy Dater, Self-Portrait with Stone, 1981
Judy Dater, Self-portrait Holding Up Rock, 1983
