Imaging Brazil 332: Carving a Statue in Belo Horizonte, MG (2011)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

332: Carving a statue

In the late eighties of the last century, a large-scale exhibition of regional and national handicrafts (artesanato) was held for the first time in the large exposition halls of Expominas. Since then, this expo is held annually, a few weeks before Christmas. Every year has its own theme; in 2011, it was: ‘São Francisco, O Rio and O Santo’, about the São Francisco river, the lifeline of South-East and North-East Brazil. Over seven thousand exhibitors show their – mostly – self-produced goods to over 160 thousand visitors. There are also some demonstrations of handwork, in which skillful hands conjure a work of art from a raw object. In the photo, a wood artist is busy chiseling and cutting a wooden statue of Virgin Mary.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

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IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2008 – 063

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.

Part 63:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Subway station
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Crochet
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Subway trains

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Subway station

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Crochet

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Subway trains

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2008 – 061

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.

Part 61:
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Multicolor string necklaces
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Necklace
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Multicolor string necklaces
Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Hotdog in tomato sauce

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Multicolor string necklaces

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Necklace

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Multicolor string necklaces

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) – Hotdog in tomato sauce

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2011 – 015

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2011.

Part 15:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Jaguar handicraft
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Sculpting a statue
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Stained glass
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Sculpting a statue

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Jaguar handicraft

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Sculpting a statue

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Stained glass

Belo Horizonte (MG) -Sculpting a statue

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2011 – 014

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2011.

Part 14:
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic
Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic

Belo Horizonte (MG) – Mosaic

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2009 – 025

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2009.

Part 25:
Maceió (AL) – Filé craftsman
Maragogi Beach (AL) – Boat on the shoreline
Maragogi Beach (AL) – Two buggies on the beach
Maragogi Beach (AL) – Boat on the shoreline

Maceió (AL) – Filé craftsman

Maragogi Beach (AL) – Boat on the shoreline

Maragogi Beach (AL) – Two buggies on the beach

Maragogi Beach (AL) – Boat on the shoreline

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2009, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2008 – 004

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2008.

Part 4:
Porto de Galinhas (PE) – Palm leaf handicraft
Porto de Galinhas (PE) – Palm tree
Rio Grande do Norte (RN) – Sugarcane cutter
Rio Grande do Norte (RN) – In front of a house

Porto de Galinhas (PE) – Palm leaf handicraft

Porto de Galinhas (PE) – Palm tree

Rio Grande do Norte (RN) – Sugarcane cutter

Rio Grande do Norte (RN) – In front of a house

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016

Imaging Brazil 175: Orange and Blue in Belo Horizonte, MG (2008)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

175. Orange and blue

DECEMBER 2008: Orange and blue

A large-scale handicraft exhibition has been held at Expominas in Belo Horizonte for more than twenty years. This exhibition – generally held late November, early December – is claimed to be the largest handicraft fair in Southern America. Every year, there is a certain main theme. In 2008 it was ‘Japan’, because the ‘Japan Year’ was celebrated in Brazil that year. An entire pavilion was decorated in the Japanese style, and showed a large collection of Japanese handicraft, food and drinks. However, it was not only Japanese handicraft that was shown at the fair. Handicraft artists from all Brazilian regions had gathered in Belo Horizonte: among others, indigenous handicraft from the Amazon Forest, and handicraft typical for the Northeastern, Western, and Southern Brazil. A large share was from the organizing state: Minas Gerais. The colorful cloths shown in the photograph are from the state’s countryside. 

 © Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2008, 2016