Public Matter

“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. 


© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - Crossed
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Crossed

© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - Contactless
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Contactless

© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - Sexual Nature
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Sexual Nature

© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - Pressure
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Pressure

© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - Puzzled
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Puzzled

© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - Unable
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Unable

© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - On the spot
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On the spot

© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - Sparks
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Sparks

© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - Burned out
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Burned out

© Francisco Gomez de Villaboa - Hope
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Hope

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