GLEESON PAULINO | Artist profiles
BATISMO
Gleeson Paulino was born and raised in Eldorado, Brazil. At the age of 17, he was enabled to depart the confines of his home-town life and strict religious upbringing via a music program for young people from his community,
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VOGUE BRASIL
After studying in Vienna and living in London for a number of years, Gleeson began to have feelings of restlessness, and a desire to return to his home country. He found himself experiencing the country with a fresh perspective.
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His work is infused with the contagious spirit that resonates throughout the nation, taking viewers on a captivating visual journey that celebrates the splendor of Brazil’s natural wonders.
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INDYA MOORE for VOGUE PORTUGAL
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The profound love for vivid and lively colors, deeply ingrained in the Brazilian people, serves as a driving force in Gleeson’s photography.
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A dedicated enthusiast of natural light, he artfully integrates the vibrant hues found in exotic wildlife and the nuanced palettes of rural landscapes into his work.
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He collaborates with magazines and brands such as Vogue, Elle, Hia, GQ, Nataal, Chanel, Belmond, Havaianas…
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In 2021, I-D magazine named Gleeson one of the leading Brazilian photographers to follow. In 2022, he was the creative director of the short film “Homem-Peixe” (directed by Allexia Galvao) filmed in the Amazon and inspired by the original legend of the Pirarucu Warrior, the journey of self-awareness of a young man who recognizes his identity as a child of nature.
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His evocative body of work BATISMO explores baptism as a process of immersive reconnection. The project won awards in Italy (Cortona On The Move), Slovenia (Kranj Photo Festival) and Holland (LensCulture critics choice prize) as well as two gold medals at Le Salon Des Beaux Arts in Paris. BATISMO was also presented as a solo exhibition in Sao Paulo, London and Berlin in 2023, and a related book was released.
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Gleeson Paulino's work was recently featured in Atmos' “The Overview book: Meditations on Nature for a World in Transition”
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