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Micaela

Nuna MangiantebyNuna Mangiante
27 de January de 2026
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Selected in Prêmio Portfólio FotoDoc 2026

Micaela

Aporías Moviles Series: MICAELA.120 x 120 cm.

Photographic portraits of individuals whose faces have been expunged by a solid coat of graphite scratched on in layers. The altered portraits are displayed alongside various construction and building materials. The juxtaposition of these elements speaks of how we dismiss individuals affected by gentrification or urban renovation, where marginalized groups are often geographically displaced resulting in a global phenomenon of increasing class segregation. By erasing the face—a person’s most distinguishable physical attribute—Mangiante points out how society chooses to ignore the rights of those who bear the brunt of the economic violence perpetuated by overdevelopment. Mangiante chooses to work with rudimentary materials and methods, which she describes as simple but forceful in meaning.

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Nuna Mangiante

Nuna Mangiante

I was born in Córdoba, but I live and work in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The interplay of spaces is infinite. From my first exhibition, I made decisions regarding forms, economy of means, the definition of simple yet powerful structures, speculating on the viewer's perspective, and applying my concepts of dynamic spaces between forms to the compositions. I've explored political, religious, passionate, and ironic approaches; they are all excuses to keep drawing. The pencil, that mineral, the rough diamond, is the voice of my symbolism. I've painted with pencil, created installations in different spaces, and interventions on various surfaces. I use it to map out large spaces or carve delicate forms; it underpins my formulations of representational concepts. When I take photographs of objects and urban landscapes, I subject them to what I want to express, enclosing the meaning with geometric forms that help decipher the enigmas of my work, transforming them into drawings. By isolating objects from their surroundings, they become symbols of themselves, and when I apply graphite in a flat manner, a distortion occurs; a part of the object undergoes a change in relation to its other parts. In natural landscapes, the scientific method is more relevant. The meticulous observation for the subsequent placement of the graphite layer means exploring, immersing oneself, associating, and technically analyzing how and what will happen after taking the photograph. A distortion always contains a comparison between what is and what should be. It is because of these distortions that the controversies in my images arise.

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