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== Project Humanæ ==
== Project Humanæ ==
She created her portrait project Humanæ in 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171107-the-artist-who-reveals-our-pantone-shades|title=The artist who reveals our Pantone shades|last=Macdonald|first=Fiona|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> while studying at Spain's ETI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americasquarterly.org/content/aq-top-5-latin-american-art-activists-angelica-dass|title=AQ Top 5 Latin American Art Activists: Angélica Dass|website=''americasquarterly.org''|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> It is a catalogue of human skin colors that are displayed as a collage of [[Pantone]] portraits.<ref>{{Citation|title=Angelica Dass's 'Humanae' breaks down categories of race|date=17 July 2018|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-hub-on-art/angelica-dass/9979066|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> The display is intended to create a dialogue about how we see each other and how we view race, [[ethnicity]] and identity<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.ted.com/where-in-the-world-has-humanae-been/|title=Where in the world has Humanae been?|date=23 February 2017|work=TED Blog|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> and has included over 4,000 pictures of people in 17 countries and 27 cities around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171107-the-artist-who-reveals-our-pantone-shades|title=The artist who reveals our Pantone shades|last=Macdonald|first=Fiona|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> Humanæ is a traveling exhibit<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/04/race-pantone-color-angelica-dass-portrait-photography/|title=An Artist Finds True Skin Colors in a Diverse Palette|date=12 March 2018|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> and has been in such places as the Daelim Museum in [[Seoul, South Korea]]; the Uribitarte Promenade, in [[Bilbao, Spain]]; the Upho Urban Photo Festival in [[Malaga, Spain]]; the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, in [[Milan]], Italy; and [[Habitat III]], UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, in [[Quito, Ecuador]];<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.ted.com/where-in-the-world-has-humanae-been/|title=Where in the world has Humanae been?|date=23 February 2017|work=TED Blog|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> the Migration Museum in London,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/angelica-dass-humanae-ted-talk-racism-photography-interview-666901|title=Meet the woman making a point about race by photographing every human skin tone|date=19 September 2017|work=Newsweek|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> [[Kingsport, Tennessee]] and [[International Photography Festival (Israel)|International Photography Festival]] in Israel.
She created her portrait project Humanæ in 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171107-the-artist-who-reveals-our-pantone-shades|title=The artist who reveals our Pantone shades|last=Macdonald|first=Fiona|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> while studying at Spain's ETI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americasquarterly.org/content/aq-top-5-latin-american-art-activists-angelica-dass|title=AQ Top 5 Latin American Art Activists: Angélica Dass|website=''americasquarterly.org''|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> She began with photographs of her Spanish husband, herself and their families. She then matched a strip of pixels from the noses to color cards from [[Pantone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/04/race-pantone-color-angelica-dass-portrait-photography/|title=An Artist Finds True Skin Colors in a Diverse Palette|date=2018-03-12|website=Magazine|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref> It is a catalogue of human skin colors that are displayed as a collage of [[Pantone]] portraits.<ref>{{Citation|title=Angelica Dass's 'Humanae' breaks down categories of race|date=17 July 2018|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-hub-on-art/angelica-dass/9979066|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> The display is intended to create a dialogue about how we see each other and how we view race, [[ethnicity]] and identity<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.ted.com/where-in-the-world-has-humanae-been/|title=Where in the world has Humanae been?|date=23 February 2017|work=TED Blog|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> and has included over 4,000 pictures of people in 17 countries and 27 cities around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171107-the-artist-who-reveals-our-pantone-shades|title=The artist who reveals our Pantone shades|last=Macdonald|first=Fiona|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> Humanæ is a traveling exhibit<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/04/race-pantone-color-angelica-dass-portrait-photography/|title=An Artist Finds True Skin Colors in a Diverse Palette|date=12 March 2018|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> and has been in such places as the Daelim Museum in [[Seoul, South Korea]]; the Uribitarte Promenade, in [[Bilbao, Spain]]; the Upho Urban Photo Festival in [[Malaga, Spain]]; the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, in [[Milan]], Italy; and [[Habitat III]], UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, in [[Quito, Ecuador]];<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.ted.com/where-in-the-world-has-humanae-been/|title=Where in the world has Humanae been?|date=23 February 2017|work=TED Blog|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> the Migration Museum in London,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/angelica-dass-humanae-ted-talk-racism-photography-interview-666901|title=Meet the woman making a point about race by photographing every human skin tone|date=19 September 2017|work=Newsweek|access-date=20 November 2018}}</ref> [[Kingsport, Tennessee]] and [[International Photography Festival (Israel)|International Photography Festival]] in Israel.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 10:54, 24 July 2019

Angélica Dass (born 1979) is a Brazilian photographer based in Madrid[1] and the creator of the project Humanæ.[2] She gave a TED talk in March 2016 called "The beauty of human skin in every color" about how skin colors "make us see each other as different, even though we are equal."[3]

Biography

Angélica Dass was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1979.

Project Humanæ

She created her portrait project Humanæ in 2012[4] while studying at Spain's ETI.[5] She began with photographs of her Spanish husband, herself and their families. She then matched a strip of pixels from the noses to color cards from Pantone.[6] It is a catalogue of human skin colors that are displayed as a collage of Pantone portraits.[7] The display is intended to create a dialogue about how we see each other and how we view race, ethnicity and identity[8] and has included over 4,000 pictures of people in 17 countries and 27 cities around the world.[9] Humanæ is a traveling exhibit[10] and has been in such places as the Daelim Museum in Seoul, South Korea; the Uribitarte Promenade, in Bilbao, Spain; the Upho Urban Photo Festival in Malaga, Spain; the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, in Milan, Italy; and Habitat III, UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, in Quito, Ecuador;[11] the Migration Museum in London,[12] Kingsport, Tennessee and International Photography Festival in Israel.

References

  1. ^ "Meet the woman making a point about race by photographing every human skin tone". Newsweek. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Humanae by Angélica Dass". Vogue (in Italian). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ Dass, Angélica. "Angélica Dass | Speaker | TED". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ Macdonald, Fiona. "The artist who reveals our Pantone shades". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ "AQ Top 5 Latin American Art Activists: Angélica Dass". americasquarterly.org. Retrieved 20 November 2018. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  6. ^ "An Artist Finds True Skin Colors in a Diverse Palette". Magazine. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ Angelica Dass's 'Humanae' breaks down categories of race, 17 July 2018, retrieved 20 November 2018
  8. ^ "Where in the world has Humanae been?". TED Blog. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. ^ Macdonald, Fiona. "The artist who reveals our Pantone shades". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  10. ^ "An Artist Finds True Skin Colors in a Diverse Palette". 12 March 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Where in the world has Humanae been?". TED Blog. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Meet the woman making a point about race by photographing every human skin tone". Newsweek. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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