Manuel Vason
On 24 March 2025 by Deej_Fabyc1Manuel Vason is a visionary artist practicing photography as a philosophical prism through which to engage with others, reflect on the self and expand the imaginal.
In particular, he considers the act of photographing as a durational performance of focusing attention on the appearance of things and event with the intention of keeping them alive. In 2019, Vason completed a PhD at the University for Creative Arts (UK) investigating the frictional interdependency between photography and performance art.
Born in Padua (Italy) in 1974, Vason assisted some of the most celebrated fashion photographers of his generation in Milan, New York, Paris and London and while contributing to mainstream magazine like ID, Italian Vogue, Dazed & Confused and Sunday Times he matured an interest for Performance Art. It was pointing the camera toward the ‘ephemeral action’ that urged Vason to adopt more critical and responsible approach to the medium and to position himself in front as well as behind the lens.
Since 1999, Vason has collaborated with more than two hundred and fifty international performance artists, produced seven publications and exhibited in numerous institutions worldwide.
- A Protest of Authority. (Hangzhou 2015) – Fuji Crystal archive paper mounted on aluminium and anti-reflective perspex 85 x 120 cm. 2. Suddenly Timeless. (Hangzhou 2015) – Fuji Crystal archive paper mounted on aluminium and anti-reflective perspex 100 x 140 cm.
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Care Share Express Workshop & Residency Mentored by Rubiane Maia and Manuel Vason 27 April-31 May 2024 : See More