Paraty in Focus 2011

Photo: Alexandre Sequeira

One of the most important collections of contemporary photography in Brazil incorporates new works in its collection. This year, Para five photographers were selected to be part of the Collection Pirelli / MASP Photography. Alberto Bitar, Mariano Klautau Son, Guy Veloso, and Alexandre Sequeira Octavio Cardoso had the support of Luiz Braga, local consultant of the collection, indicated that for the final selection.

Each one competed with ten photographs, they had to go through the approval of a careful deliberative council, made up of critics, photographers, researchers and other experts in photography, as well as representatives of Pirelli and the direction of MASP.

At the end of the selection process, each of the five photographers managed to pass three photographs, which will be exhibited at the Art Museum of São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) in July and August and will be part of the catalog this year's Pirelli Collection / MASP Photography .

All works from the collection and the collection of MASP is tumbled by the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage (Iphan), keeping the copyright to the authors or their heirs.

The Pirelli Collection / Photo MASP also houses works by Walda Marques, Miguel Chikaoka, Flavya Mutran, Dirceu Maués, Elza Lima, Paula and Luiz Sampaio Braga.