Judith Rodriguez: The Presentation of Self
© Judith Rodriguez
About The Exhibition
Exhibition Curator: Roberto Muffoletto
The VASA exhibition by Argentinian photographer Judith Rodriguezi opens an avenue for inquiry into the nature of portraiture as the presentation of self. A constructed relationship between the individual, the camera and the image maker. A performance shaped by culture and social context.
The images presented here were constructed while Rodiguez while photographing in Wilson North Carolina, USA. As a practicing psychoanalyst and studies in literature, Judith Rodriguez brings a sensitivity and directness in her relationship with those who stand in front of her camera. The portraits included here are far from being neutral representations, but flow from the imagined meanings formed between the viewer and the authors.
La exposición en VASA de la fotógrafa argentina Judith Rodriguez abre un camino de pregunta sobre la naturaleza del retrato como presentación del self. Una relación que se construye entre el individuo, la cámara y el que realiza la imagen. Un acto modelado por la cultura y el contexto social.
Las imágenes que aquí se presentan fueron realizadas por Judith Rodriguez durante el Festival de Fotografía "Eyes On Main Street", en Wilson, Carolina del Norte, USA. Como psicoanalista y con estudios en Literatura, Judith Rodriguez aporta sensibilidad y franqueza en su relación con aquellos que se ubican delante de su cámara. Los retratos que aquí se incluyen, lejos de ser representaciones neutrales,, navegan entre los sentidos imaginados entre el espectador y el autor
© Judith Rodriguez. Wall display at Eyes on Main Street, 2018.
On VASA Exhibitions:
VASA Exhibitions over the years have provided a platform for individual and group exhibitions, collaborative exhibitions with various organizations and galleries and exhibitions that follow a particular theme or inquiry such as “Where Do We Go Now” curated by Rui Cepeda and the “Kharkiv School of Photography: Soviet Censorship to New Aesthetics” curated by Igor Manko.
VASA Exhibitions are international and multicultural. The curatorial team has strived to present work that not only represents the photographers but also the social, historical and cultural. As an online international project, VASA works to engage various digital tools. Video, as an example, not only offers the potential for the presentation of works, it provides the opportunity and framework for the voice of the author to be seen and heard. Through image, text, sound and animation, VASA works to expand the exhibition paradigm and provide a rich experience for the viewer (as well as the author).
VASA Exhibitions provides a viewing and research environment by archiving all of the exhibitions in their entirety. For example, the viewer may view a 2009 exhibition as it was presented and not just traces of its existence.
VASA Exhibitions (a program in VASA) includes images, videos and sound works.
On VASA Exhibitions:
VASA Exhibitions over the years have provided a platform for individual and group exhibitions, collaborative exhibitions with various organizations and galleries and exhibitions that follow a particular theme or inquiry such as “Where Do We Go Now” curated by Rui Cepeda and the “Kharkiv School of Photography: Soviet Censorship to New Aesthetics” curated by Igor Manko.
VASA Exhibitions are international and multicultural. The curatorial team has strived to present work that not only represents the photographers but also the social, historical and cultural. As an online international project, VASA works to engage various digital tools. Video, as an example, not only offers the potential for the presentation of works, it provides the opportunity and framework for the voice of the author to be seen and heard. Through image, text, sound and animation, VASA works to expand the exhibition paradigm and provide a rich experience for the viewer (as well as the author).
VASA Exhibitions provides a viewing and research environment by archiving all of the exhibitions in their entirety. For example, the viewer may view a 2009 exhibition as it was presented and not just traces of its existence.
Sobre las Exposiciones en Vasa:
Las exposiciones en Vasa han aportado, a lo largo de los años, una plataforma para exposiciones grupales e individuales, en colaboración con varias organizaciones y galerías, y en algunas exposiciones que se enmarcan en un tema o pregunta particular, como " Ahora Dónde Vamos ", curada por Rui Cepeda y la "Escuela de Fotografía de Kharkiv: La Censura Soviética de la Nueva Estética, curada por Igor Manko.
Las exposiciones de Vasa son internacionales y multiculturales. El equipo curatorial se ha esforzado en presentar obras que no solo representen a los fotógrafos sino el aspecto social, histórico y cultural. Como proyecto internacional online, Vasa trabaja para integrar diferentes herramientas digitales. El video, por ejemplo, no solo ofrece potencial para la presentación de trabajos, sino que provee la oportunidad y marco para que la voz de los autores sea vista y escuchada. A través de imágenes, texto, sonido y animación, Vasa trabaja para expandir el paradigma de las exposiciones y brindar una experiencia rica a los espectadores y autores.
Vasa provee un entorno de mirada e investigación al archivar las muestras que realiza en su totalidad. Por ejemplo, se pueden ver aquí exposiciones realizadas en 2009 tal cual fueron presentadas y no solo como huellas de su existencia.
Las exposiciones en VASA (programas en VASA) incluyen imágenes, videos y sonido