Decolonizing Eyes: Photography and Representation
with Margarita V Beltrán
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2023
6-7PM ET
FREE ONLINE EVENT
ABOUT THE EVENT
PhotoPhlo is pleased to host artist and educator Margarita V Beltrán as she discusses the importance of decolonizing photography in a free one-hour slide lecture on Wednesday, July 19, from 6-7pm ET. In her presentation, Beltran will talk about visual culture and its connection to photographic practice through the examination of technological, ideological, and historical biases inherent in Western image-making. Beltran will also offer insights into building an ethical foundation for collaborative practices with marginalized communities. Q&A to follow.
Margarita V Beltrán is a Colombian artist and photographer based in Bogotá. She has worked on issues of gender, race and political violence in the context of Colombia and Germany. Her long-term project "Arder la casa, on political violence, family and exile" explores the layers of violence in Colombia through the story of her family, who recognize themselves as victims of the armed conflict. This project was selected by the publishing house Hydra (Mexico) for the creation of a photobook. During her stay in Germany, she developed Reclaiming spaces BIPOC, a photographic project on structural racist violence in eastern Germany, which received funding from the German Ministry of Culture in 2021. Margarita has exhibited in Photoville New York, PH Museum Italy, and several galleries and museums in Colombia. She has taught at Bauhaus University in Germany and is a member of Diversify Photo and Native Agency.