‘Domesticas' Explores Relationship Between Servants and
Marissa Brassfield — December 29, 2008 — Art & Design
References: andrejbalco & notcot.org
Andrej Balco’s ‘Domesticas’ is a photographic project that explores the interaction between wealthy Brazilians and their domestic servants. Balco used a medium format camera and artificial illumination to capture these servants, their houselords and their common environment.
According to Balco, a crucial component to ‘Domesticas’ was the element of choice in the domestic workers he photographed: “I was attempting to create a portrait of them in their domestic or work environment, in the position that they had chosen themselves.”
According to Balco, a crucial component to ‘Domesticas’ was the element of choice in the domestic workers he photographed: “I was attempting to create a portrait of them in their domestic or work environment, in the position that they had chosen themselves.”
Trend Themes
1. Photographic Documentation of Domestic Workers - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in using photography to shed light on the relationship between domestic workers and their employers.
2. Exploring Power Dynamics in Household Relationships - Potential for disruptive innovation in studying and understanding the power dynamics between wealthy individuals and their domestic servants.
3. Medium Format Photography in Social Commentary - Disruptive innovation opportunity in using medium format photography to capture and convey social issues like the interaction between domestic workers and their employers.
Industry Implications
1. Photography - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the photography industry by creating new techniques or approaches in capturing social issues.
2. Sociology and Anthropology - Disruptive innovation potential in the field of sociology and anthropology by studying and analyzing power dynamics in household relationships.
3. Human Resources and Employment - Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the human resources and employment sector by reevaluating and improving the working conditions and dynamics for domestic workers.
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