Paula Giordano, a photographer and visual artist based in Belém, Pará state, Brazil, has built a distinguished career exploring human emotions and existential dilemmas through her compelling visual work. Born and raised in the northern Brazilian city, Giordano continues to live and work there while developing photography and video projects that delve deep into the human experience.
Her research and photographic projects focus primarily on the expression of feelings and emotions connected to human existential dilemmas. Additionally, she pursues documentary work that explores anthropological themes by studying human relationships with the environment and spirituality. Currently, Giordano works extensively with both photography and video, concentrating specifically on the relationship between body, image, and light.
Giordano's artistic achievements include organizing three solo exhibitions, all supported by state public grants. She actively participates in both national and international group exhibitions, establishing her presence in the broader art community. Her works are held in several prestigious public collections, including the Museu im Spital Grunberg in Germany, the Museu de Belas Artes in Rio de Janeiro, the Museu de Artes Plásticas de Anápolis in Goiás state, the Museu de Arte Sacra in Belém, Pará state, and the Benedito Nunes and Theodoro Braga Galleries in Belém, Pará state.
In describing her project "Catarse de Devoção" (Catharsis of Devotion), Giordano explains that her work revolves around two main artistic languages: photography and, more recently, video art. She expresses particular interest in studying existential dilemmas and sees her work as an opportunity to create dialogues, provoke reflections, and explore how light and movement generate images charged with ambiguity, symbolism, and contradictions through the camera.
The activation of her creative process is closely linked to psychological issues. Subject to provocations and questioning, she allows herself to be influenced by sensations, feelings, and emotions that serve as starting points for exploring images from both her conscious and unconscious mind. This approach evokes a universe of symbols, sensations, and expressions, giving her the freedom to distort reality and reach dreamlike universes.
Giordano also develops a long-term research project in documentary photography that explores humanity's relationship with spirituality and the divine. She travels to different Brazilian cities in search of these stories, seeking to create images that serve as bridges, communicating not only visually but also emotionally. Her portraits, she emphasizes, do not speak about individuals but rather about shared experiences, ancestry, and the symbolic space where individual memory merges with collective memory.
Her work is grounded in both ethical and aesthetic commitment to otherness, reflecting a deep engagement with human diversity and shared experiences. Through her artistic practice, Giordano continues to examine the complex relationships between spirituality, emotion, and visual expression in contemporary Brazilian culture.
