Anabela Pinto

Precious Things

Precious Things reflects on the contours of materialistic desire and its relationship with the pursuit of happiness. It is an observation of the cult of technology as an extension of the human psyche, where consumer objects appear to channel, reflect, and feed on the emotions of its users. Even when less visible, the presence of technologies is a constant that transforms our living environment, creating new visual landscapes and specific aesthetics that tinge and shape our everyday rituals. The blue light emanating from a TV screen permeates the scenes and reiterates this presence, harboring both positive and negative emotions, fears and dreams, humor and mystery. Steeped in nostalgia, home electronics become the main subjects in open-ended narratives that incite the imagination of the viewer, while speaking of closeness, dependence, frustration, and ultimately happiness, that inherently relate with objects of desire, our precious things.

Photographer

Anabela Pinto

Anabela Pinto is a Portuguese artist and photographer currently studying at the Royal College of Art in London. She is interested in the relationship between people and technologies, consumer culture and desire, and its subsequent effect on the aesthetics of our daily living surroundings.
Recent honors include being a laureate for the Dior Photography Award for Young Talents and Life Framer's Series Award winner with her series ‘Precious Things’. Her work has been exhibited in London, New York, Italy, and in festivals such as Kolga Tbilisi Photo, Encontros da Imagem, and Les Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles.

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