Dani Tranchesi's New Book 'Seja o Que Deus Quiser' Explores Brazilian Religious Festivities
In late 2019, photographer Dani Tranchesi began her exploration of Brazilian religious festivals, starting with Santa Bárbara in Salvador on December 4, 2019, and continuing with Iemanjá on February 2, 2020. The onset of the pandemic prompted her and curator Diógenes Moura to broaden their initiative to encompass a wider spectrum of Brazilian spirituality. In September, Tranchesi plans to photograph São João in Maranhão alongside Márcio Vasconcelos and an anthropologist, as well as a truck procession in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará. Moura will pen chronicles about these events. The book titled 'Seja o Que Deus Quiser' is expected to be published in the first half of 2023. Tranchesi, originally from Concórdia, Santa Catarina, relocated to São Paulo in 1974, where she pursued studies in Communication and photography.
Key facts
- Dani Tranchesi started photographing Brazilian religious festivals in late 2019.
- The pandemic caused a rethink of the project with curator Diógenes Moura.
- The expanded project includes festivals, interior customs, and portraits.
- The book 'Seja o Que Deus Quiser' will be launched in the first half of 2023.
- Tranchesi was born in Concórdia, Santa Catarina, and moved to São Paulo in 1974.
- Her first camera was a Canon, and she studied at Escola Panamericana.
- Her project '3 é 5' documented public markets in São Paulo.
- She created Estúdio 41 in Itaim Bibi after leaving Galeria Estação.
Entities
Artists
- Dani Tranchesi
- Diógenes Moura
- Márcio Vasconcelos
- Luiz Fernando Dantas
- Rosely Nakagawa
- Miguel Rio Branco
- Andreas Gursky
- Pinky Wainer
Institutions
- Galeria Nara Roesler
- Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing
- Escola Panamericana
- Galeria Estação
- Estúdio 41
Locations
- Salvador
- Brazil
- Maranhão
- Ceará
- Juazeiro do Norte
- Concórdia
- Santa Catarina
- São Paulo
- Campos Elíseos
- Santa Cecília
- Bexiga
- Itaim Bibi