Come Inside Me (2019)
C-Type Print, Matt Paper, 29.7cm x 42cm (each print)
This series is constituted by photographs of the entrance of shops that sell pornographic films.
Installation shot, 42cm x 237cm
Photographs #9 and #1
Photographs # 4 and #6
Photographs #10 and #5
Photographs # 2 and #8
Photograph #3
Photograph # 7
The Missing Part (2018)
Diptych. C-Type Digital Print, Matt Paper, 59.4cm x 84.1cm (each print)
Gentlemen (2016)
Thirty photographic prints as a grid. C-Type Digital Print, Matt Paper, 15cm x 20cm (each print)
This photograhic series is constituted by
photographs taken inside a male public toilet in
London.
Illustration of installation of photographic grid
Gentlemen #2
Gentlemen #3
Gentlemen #4
Gentlemen #5
Gentlemen #6
Gentlemen #7
Gentlemen #8
Gentlemen #9
Gentlemen #10
Gentlemen #11
Gentlemen #12
Gentlemen #13
Gentlemen #14
Gentlemen #15
Gentlemen #16
Gentlemen #17
Gentlemen #18
Gentlemen #19
Gentlemen #20
Gentlemen #21
Gentlemen #22
Gentlemen #23
Gentlemen #24
Gentlemen #25
Gentlemen #26
Gentlemen #27
Gentlemen #28
Gentlemen #29
Gentlemen #30
G(r)ay Area (2016)
Giclée Print, Hahnemuhle German Etching Matt Paper, 59.4cm x 84.1cm
This photograhic series is constituted by photographs of façades of urban places in London where men meet in order to engage in sexual activity.
G(r)ay Area #1
G(r)ay Area #2
G(r)ay Area #3
G(r)ay Area #4
G(r)ay Area #5
G(r)ay Area #6
G(r)ay Area #7
G(r)ay Area #8
G(r)ay Area #9
G(r)ay Area #10
G(r)ay Area #11
G(r)ay Area #12
G(r)ay Area #13
G(r)ay Area #14
G(r)ay Area #15
G(r)ay Area #16
From the Bathhouse (2014)
C-Type Digital Print, Matt Paper, 101.6cm x 127cm
When visiting a bathhouse, guests are required to wear a white towel provided by the establishment. The wearing of the white towel is an essential element of such visits. The towel both covers one’s sex and at the same time strips all patrons of any traces of social construct and identity. This piece consists of a photograph of a white towel obtained when visiting a bathhouse.
From the Bathhouse
Out of the Bathhouse (2015)
C-Type Digital Print, Matt Paper, 101.6cm x 127cm
In gay bathhouses, the wearing of the white towel allows one to temporarily shrug off any social construct and experience anonymity, stripped of any traces of taste, class, or any other sort of social denominator suggested by one’s clothes. The photographs in this ongoing series are comprised of self-portraits of the artist. The photographs depict the environment of his daily endeavours, showing his own social identity, tastes or social status, in an attempt to construct a portrait depicting his personality or individuality. Once the arrangements for the portrait are finalized, a white towel obtained from a visit to a bathhouse is placed over his face in order to conceal his identity and turn him into an anonymous figure.
Out of the Bathhouse #1
Out of the Bathhouse #2
Out of the Bathhouse #3
Of Black Holes And Other Glories (2013)
C-Type Digital Print, Matt Paper, 21cm x 29.7cm
Glory Holes are holes on the wall which divide cubicles in public toilets. They are normally found in public toilets in shopping centres, train stations, etc. They are also commonly found in sex clubs. They are made with the intention of observing the person on the other side of the partition or to engage in sexual intercourse.
Glory Hole #1
Glory Hole #2
Glory Hole #3
Glory Hole #4
Glory Hole #5
Glory Hole #6
Glory Hole #7
Glory Hole #8
Glory Hole #9
Glory Hole #10
The Skin
Of The Photograph (2013)
C-Type Digital Print, Mettalic Paper, 84.1cm x 118.9cm
These images were produced by photographing group sex activities broadcasted online. The participants engaged in such activities do not wear any type of protection against sexually transmitted diseases, practicing what is known as Barebacking. The photographs were taken by placing a condom in front of the camera lens.
The Skin of the Photograph #1
The Skin of the Photograph #2
The Skin of the Photograph #3
The Skin of the Photograph #4
The Skin of the Photograph #5
The Skin of the Photograph #6
The Skin of the Photograph #7
The Skin of the Photograph #8
The Skin of the Photograph #9
The Skin of the Photograph #10
The Skin of the Photograph #11
The Skin of the Photograph #12
The Skin of the Photograph #13
The Skin of the Photograph #14
The Skin of the Photograph #15
The Skin of the Photograph #16
The Skin of the Photograph #17
Adult
(2013)
Photobook, 21cm x 29.7cm
This photograhic series is constituted by photographs of shops that sell pornographic magazines.
Adult #1
Adult #2
Adult #3
Adult #4
Adult #5
Adult #6
Adult #7
Adult #8
Adult #9
Adult #10
Adult #11
Adult #12
Adult #13
Adult #14
Adult #15
Adult #16
Adult #17
Adult #18
Adult #19
Adult #20
Adult #21
Adult #22
Adult #23
Adult #24
Adult #25
Adult #26
Adult #27
Adult #28
Adult #29
Adult #30
Status Unknown
(2011)
C-Type Digital Print, Matt Paper mounted on Acrylic, 75cm x 75cm
These images were produced by photographing the semen of men who engage in sexual activities with strangers. They meet through online social networks, at sex clubs or cruising grounds in London, all of whom were unsure of their HIV status at the time they were photographed. The semen was photographed against a white background using film and the colours were later inverted digitally from white to black. By inverting the colours, the negative is turned into a positive. At first glance, the pieces look like black boxes. Upon closer inspection, it is possible to realise that there is an image. When observing the image, the observer sees his or her reflection upon the representation of the semen of a stranger.
Installation view
C. G. - Not Tested
L. R. - Not Tested
D. R. - Not Tested
U. E. - Not Tested
M. P. - Not Tested
A. O. - Not Tested
W. S. - Not Tested
W. O. - Not Tested
R. P. - Not Tested
I. H. - Not Tested
C. F. - Not Tested
D. U. - Not Tested
F. B. - Not Tested
A. A. - Not Tested
G. I. - Not Tested
N. B. - Not Tested
R. O. - Not Tested
F. A. - Not Tested
Waiting For Desire
(2011)
C-Type Digital Print, Mettalic Paper, 78.13cm x 100cm
This photograhic series is constituted by photographs of cruising grounds in London where strangers meet in order to have anonymous sexual encounters.
Waiting For Desire At Hyde Park Corner
Waiting For Desire At Hampstead Heath
Waiting For Desire At Stave Hill Ecological Park
Waiting For Desire At Clapham Common
Waiting For Desire At King Square
Waiting For Desire At Abney Park
Waiting For Desire At Finsbury Park
Waiting For Desire At Tooting Bec Common
Waiting For Desire At Highbury Fields
Waiting For Desire At Russia Dock
Waiting For Desire At Russel Square
Waiting For Desire At Hammersmith Towpath
Waiting For Desire At Holland Walk
Waiting For Desire At Mile End Park
Waiting For Desire At Streatham Common
Waiting For Desire At Epping Forest Eagle Pond
Waiting For Desire At Woolwich Common
Waiting For Desire At Oxleas Woods Common
Waiting For Desire At Wormwood Scrubs Common
Waiting For Desire At Beaulieu Heights
Waiting For Desire At Ham Common
Waiting For Desire At Barnes Common
Waiting For Desire At Norwood Park
Waiting For Desire At West Bromptom Cemetery
After Dark
(2010)
C-Type Digital Print, Matt Paper, 76cm x 97cm
This
photograhic series is constituted by photographs exploring the
relationship of architectural spaces and uncanny experiences
through the aura of figurative absence in urban
landscapes.
Untitled #1
Untitlted #2
Untitled #3
Untitled #4
Untitlted #5
Untitlted #6
Untitled #7
Untitlted #8
Untitled #9
Untitled #10
Untitled #11
Transition
(2010)
C-Type Digital Print, Matt Paper, 75cm x 100cm
Influenced by the mysterious disappearance of a relative, this single piece is a response to Bibiano’s own awareness of death.
Transition
Anima (2008)
C-Type Matt Paper, 100cm x 75cm
An imaginary scenario, invested with discomfort, exploring vague feelings and moods, the receptiveness to the irrational, and the relation to the unconscious.
Anima
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