Brazilian photographer, painter and experimental filmmaker, Miguel Rio Branco, has been a correspondent for the Magnum photo agency since 1980. Rio Branco’s fascination with the material power of images continued with Nakta in 1996, a book exploring the theme of bestiary in man and animal, which marked a move away from a documentary approach. He followed this with a visual and poetic project fueled by a happy encounter with Louis Calaferte’s poem Nuit Close, a collaboration that won the Prix du Livre Photo in Arles. Silent Book, published in 1997, presents tableaux of bodies and spaces affected by time; decrepitude is magnified by the light, ageing, and death haunt the work through earthy, bluey and blood red colors.
He is best known for his lush images of Latin American life, he uses color with extraordinary sensuality and expressive refinement. Rio Branco photographs are included in many international collections of photography, including New York's the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
All the prints are framed.