Every Need Weighs! by Samuel Eller
The subject of this series came to me when I was flipping through some National Geographic magazines, which I was recently able to use as collage material. At first, the collages presented here do not have a denounced or critical discourse in a social, economic or political context. But what struck me the most in these various magazines, dated between 1955 and 1982, is the way in which people from different nations are portrayed in the articles. They are always shown with a load on their head, sometimes they bring a bundle, at other times they appear with boxes, jars, baskets and bowls with some type of fruit, vegetable, or other food. Therefore, it is not my intention to illustrate so well what the magazine already does. But these images, seen within this set, touch me in such a way that it makes me think that every need weighs a lot! Then I realize that this weight is what builds all the most beautiful human beings, which constitutes their greatest wealth and justifies their existence, which is their culture. In each magazine that I leafed through, I notice that each culture is always shown in a reality very close to something still primitive, simple, pure and uncontaminated, preserving its authenticity.
Samuel Eller’s skills and careers are varied: Graphic Designer and Collagist. Editor of Revista Traça (academic journal of graphic experiments and collage). Master in Contemporary Cultural Studies. Specialization in Portuguese Language: Reading, Writing and Grammar and Specialization in Communication - Media, Language and Technology. Graduated in Graphic Design from the State University of MG. Professor at the Universidade FUMEC-BH in Design, Fashion Design and Advertising and Advertising courses since 2003. He has worked professionally in the field of graphic design and advertising and publicity since 1995.
As a collage artist, in 2019 he published an article in Kolaj Magazine, number 24. He participated in the collective exhibition Arte In Box de Collage Analógica held by the Univerdade do Papel in São Paulo. He conceived and produced the Kolabora-Belo Horizonte Collage Expofestival. In 2020, he was one of 40 artists selected to post in Strike A Light-Matchbox Open Call 2020, produced by the Edinburgh Collage Collective. He participated in the GLUE PORN Art and Collage Collective exhibition in Sicily, Italy. In 2021, he was one of the 3 Brazilians selected to participate in the Rezh da Kley International Collage Festival - “MY OWN GAME,” in Russia. He is a contributor to 46pgs.
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