Please note: this exhibition was at Hudson Park Library in July 2022. Please enjoy this online exhibition.
The exhibition “Two Cities” is a selection of photographs by Renata Contins and Tiago Chediak shot in Rio de Janeiro and New York between 2011 – 2022.
Tiago Chediak is a Fashion and Portrait photographer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Born into a family of renowned artists, he was raised amidst exponents of Brazilian music, Theater, and Cinema. Tiago found in music – and in punk rock – the earliest outlet for his aesthetic sensibilities toward the idiosyncrasies of urban life. Indeed, guitars and rock bands dominated most of his high school years. It wasn’t until exploring journalism in college that he chose the camera as his main instrument for artistic expression. After building his career in a continuous stream of fashion weeks in New York, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, his life came to a turning point came in 2011, when his new home in Brooklyn opened his work to a larger world. Alongside his fashion and portrait work – or perhaps in counterpoint to it – Tiago spends time documenting un-distilled, urban life via analog photography.
“Going for a walk with my camera, looking for faces to photograph, is probably the thing I love the most. The unexpected is fascinating. These photographs are a celebration of the people, their lives, and the city they live in.” - Tiago Chediak
www.tiagochediak.com | IG @tiagochediakphoto
Renata Contins was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She’s a twin. Influenced by both of her Anthropologist parents she developed a strong interest in art and culture. She majored in cultural production and went to grad school in NY to study Art History. Even though she took photo classes back in Rio, it was only while living in NYC and reading about the history of photography that she started using her film camera to express herself. Through her photography, she creates geometric, abstract, and poetic images from objects and landscapes. These images can be seen as windows to our limitless imagination.
“It’s with my film camera that I design through light. I photograph what can be lines, shapes, ideas, objects, all to solely start an idea” - Renata Contins
www.renatacontins.com | IG @renata.contins
Please join us for the exhibition opening on Saturday, July 16, at 1 pm, in the Gallery at Hudson Park Library.
The physical exhibition is on view from July 1 - 30, 2022
Tiago Chediak
Renata Contins
