Public Matter

by Francisco Gomez de Villaboa

2021 - Ongoing

“There is a place,  

for you, for they, for us.  

let's talk,

 let's call, 

let's rise.

Today we are one.  

Let's talk.”   “Public Matter”

These unedited images are a representation of some aspects of human behavior and social injustice. I use different lighting techniques to isolate and abstract bodies as metaphors of mental health status and issues present nowadays. Some of which are fed by my experiences as a camp queer person raised in a catholic and oppressive environment.   As a part of a societal and digital age that’s addicted to validation, success, fame and money, I see myself and my LGBTQ+ community falling into a cycle of drugs, sex and social media technology, in an attempt to fill up the emptiness, loneliness and frustrations many of us experience.  

Crossed
Contactless
Sexual Nature
Pressure
Puzzled
Unable
On the spot
Sparks
Burned out
Hope

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