CameraContato, by Dias & Riedweg investigates issues related to the popularization of digital photography in detriment of analog photography and, at the same time, evidences a profound change in the understanding, the representation and the forms of communicating sexuality and gender issues.
The works were conceived and developed through an investigation of the archives, the professional activity and personal life of the North American photographer, artist and activist Charles Hovland (1954). Born and raised on a farm in Northfield, Minnesota, Hovland published the same weekly ad in The Village Voice – an independent New York newspaper that was born to give voice to the city’s creative community – announcing his services as a photographer to document people’s sexual fantasies.
For more than 20 years, Hovland has photographed all types and representations of sexuality of young, old, fat, thin, crazy, illustrious and illustrious strangers in his studio / apartment in Manhattan. As a result, he amassed a collection of over 3,000 35mm black and white film rolls and their contact sheets.
Over the same period, Hovland produced more than 450,000 male-nude color chromes for magazines such as Mandate, Honcho, Playguy and Inches, revealing a more than 1,500 new models for this publishing niche. Hovland is also an activist and
has participated in various movements and non- governmental organizations in the fight against AIDS, such as God’s Love We Deliver and ACT UP.
CameraContato, by Dias & Riedweg investigates issues related to the popularization of digital photography in detriment of analog photography and, at the same time, evidences a profound change in the understanding, the representation and the forms of communicating sexuality and gender issues.
The works were conceived and developed through an investigation of the archives, the professional activity and personal life of the North American photographer, artist and activist Charles Hovland (1954). Born and raised on a farm in Northfield, Minnesota, Hovland published the same weekly ad in The Village Voice – an independent New York newspaper that was born to give voice to the city’s creative community – announcing his services as a photographer to document people’s sexual fantasies.
For more than 20 years, Hovland has photographed all types and representations of sexuality of young, old, fat, thin, crazy, illustrious and illustrious strangers in his studio / apartment in Manhattan. As a result, he amassed a collection of over 3,000 35mm black and white film rolls and their contact sheets.
Over the same period, Hovland produced more than 450,000 male-nude color chromes for magazines such as Mandate, Honcho, Playguy and Inches, revealing a more than 1,500 new models for this publishing niche. Hovland is also an activist and
has participated in various movements and non- governmental organizations in the fight against AIDS, such as God’s Love We Deliver and ACT UP.





















Photo Edouard Fraipont
Photo Edouard Fraipont
Photo Galeria Vermelho
Photo Edouard Fraipont
Photo Galeria Vermelho
45 x 45 cm
Printing with pigmented mineral ink on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 188 gr paper Photo Galeria Vermelho [:pt]Nas séries de fotografias Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg refotografam as fotos de Hovland a partir de layouts para revistas da época e a partir da tela do computador durante a edição dos vídeos que integram CameraContato. Como em Arquivo Romance, os artistas utilizam um caleidoscópio entre a câmera e as imagens de Hovland. Em ambos os trabalhos, a câmera é guiada pelo movimento do caleidoscópio, fazendo o foco passar de um espelho ao outro e, consequentemente, de uma parte à outra da imagem final. Além disso, a técnica não permite acompanhar em tempo real o registro da câmera, de modo similar ao que ocorria com as câmeras analógicas, que só permitiam a visualização dos registros após a revelação do filme. A tentativa de fragmentar a imagem em mais de um foco possível em novas estruturas revela a recorrente narrativa de vozes plurais das obras de Dias & Riedweg.[:en]In the series of photographs Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg rephotographed Hovland’s frames of layouts for magazines from the computer screen during the editing of the videos that integrates CameraContact. As in Arquivo romance, the artists use a kaleidoscope between the camera and Hovland’s images. In both works, the camera is guided by the movement of the kaleidoscope, making the focus change from one mirror to the other and consequently from one part to another of the final image. In addition, the technique does not allow real-time monitoring of the camera’s recording, much the same as with analog cameras which only allowed viewing of the photos after the film was developed. The attempt to fragment the image into one with more than one possible focus in the new structure reveals a recurrent narrative of plural voices in Dias & Riedweg’s works.[:]Photo Galeria Vermelho
45 x 45 cm
Printing with pigmented mineral ink on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 188 gr paper Photo Galeria Vermelho [:pt]Nas séries de fotografias Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg refotografam as fotos de Hovland a partir de layouts para revistas da época e a partir da tela do computador durante a edição dos vídeos que integram CameraContato. Como em Arquivo Romance, os artistas utilizam um caleidoscópio entre a câmera e as imagens de Hovland. Em ambos os trabalhos, a câmera é guiada pelo movimento do caleidoscópio, fazendo o foco passar de um espelho ao outro e, consequentemente, de uma parte à outra da imagem final. Além disso, a técnica não permite acompanhar em tempo real o registro da câmera, de modo similar ao que ocorria com as câmeras analógicas, que só permitiam a visualização dos registros após a revelação do filme. A tentativa de fragmentar a imagem em mais de um foco possível em novas estruturas revela a recorrente narrativa de vozes plurais das obras de Dias & Riedweg.[:en]In the series of photographs Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg rephotographed Hovland’s frames of layouts for magazines from the computer screen during the editing of the videos that integrates CameraContact. As in Arquivo romance, the artists use a kaleidoscope between the camera and Hovland’s images. In both works, the camera is guided by the movement of the kaleidoscope, making the focus change from one mirror to the other and consequently from one part to another of the final image. In addition, the technique does not allow real-time monitoring of the camera’s recording, much the same as with analog cameras which only allowed viewing of the photos after the film was developed. The attempt to fragment the image into one with more than one possible focus in the new structure reveals a recurrent narrative of plural voices in Dias & Riedweg’s works.[:]Photo Edouard Fraipont
Dimensões variáveis + caixa 42 x 29 cm [variable dimensions + 42 x 29 cm box]
20 pigmented mineral ink prints on cotton paper + box covered with fabric Photo Edouard FraipontPhoto Edouard Fraipont
Photo Galeria Vermelho
Photo Edouard Fraipont
Photo Edouard Fraipont
Dimensões variáveis + 35’ - loop [variable dimensions + 35’ - loop]
Video installation - HD. color and BW, with sound. projection support, red light and 150 x 120 cm BW print on vynil Photo Edouard Fraipont [:pt]Arquivo romance (2018) projeta fragmentos de corpos nús documentados por Hovland a partir de uma intervenção de Dias & Riedweg. A dupla filmou as imagens do fotógrafo através de um caleidoscópio, fragmentando-as mais uma vez em novos reflexos e inesperadas geometrias, como se penetrássemos o espaço da câmera escura aonde as fotografias eram reveladas, editadas e ampliadas. O audio também é construído a partir de fragmentações, mas com base em músicas que faziam sucesso na Nova York do período em que as fotos foram realizadas, associando as imagens do fotógrafo a memórias românticas.[:en]Arquivo Romance (2018) projects images, altered by Dias & Riedweg, of the naked bodies documented by Hovland. The duo filmed Hovland’s photographs through a kaleidoscope, again fragmenting the final image into new reflections and unexpected geometries, as if penetrating the darkroom space where the photographs were revealed, edited and enlarged. In addition, the use of the kaleidoscope coupled to the lens of the camcorder does not allow real-time monitoring of the camera’s recording, much like analog cameras, which only allow viewing of the photo taken after the film has been developed. Still another reference to analog cameras is the use of kaleidoscope mirrors, where the focus is adjusted by a mirror installed inside the camera, connecting lens and viewfinder. To allow light to enter the lens and onto the film to record the image, the mirror moves, interrupting the preview of the image. The audio is also constructed from fragmentation of songs that were successful in New York during the period in which the photos were taken, associating the photographer’s images with emotional memories.[:]Photo Edouard Fraipont
Photo Galeria Vermelho
Photo Edouard Fraipont
Photo Galeria Vermelho
75 x 75 cm
Printing with pigmented mineral ink on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 188 gr paper Photo Galeria Vermelho [:pt]Nas séries de fotografias Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg refotografam as fotos de Hovland a partir de layouts para revistas da época e a partir da tela do computador durante a edição dos vídeos que integram CameraContato. Como em Arquivo Romance, os artistas utilizam um caleidoscópio entre a câmera e as imagens de Hovland. Em ambos os trabalhos, a câmera é guiada pelo movimento do caleidoscópio, fazendo o foco passar de um espelho ao outro e, consequentemente, de uma parte à outra da imagem final. Além disso, a técnica não permite acompanhar em tempo real o registro da câmera, de modo similar ao que ocorria com as câmeras analógicas, que só permitiam a visualização dos registros após a revelação do filme. A tentativa de fragmentar a imagem em mais de um foco possível em novas estruturas revela a recorrente narrativa de vozes plurais das obras de Dias & Riedweg.[:en]In the series of photographs Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg rephotographed Hovland’s frames of layouts for magazines from the computer screen during the editing of the videos that integrates CameraContact. As in Arquivo romance, the artists use a kaleidoscope between the camera and Hovland’s images. In both works, the camera is guided by the movement of the kaleidoscope, making the focus change from one mirror to the other and consequently from one part to another of the final image. In addition, the technique does not allow real-time monitoring of the camera’s recording, much the same as with analog cameras which only allowed viewing of the photos after the film was developed. The attempt to fragment the image into one with more than one possible focus in the new structure reveals a recurrent narrative of plural voices in Dias & Riedweg’s works.[:]Photo Edouard Fraipont
Printing with pigmented mineral ink on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 188 gr paper and sandblasted glass
Photo Edouard Fraipont
In the series of photographs Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg rephotographed Hovland’s frames of layouts for magazines from the computer screen during the editing of the videos that integrates CameraContact. As in Arquivo romance, the artists use a kaleidoscope between the camera and Hovland’s images. In both works, the camera is guided by the movement of the kaleidoscope, making the focus change from one mirror to the other and consequently from one part to another of the final image. In addition, the technique does not allow real-time monitoring of the camera’s recording, much the same as with analog cameras which only allowed viewing of the photos after the film was developed. The attempt to fragment the image into one with more than one possible focus in the new structure reveals a recurrent narrative of plural voices in Dias & Riedweg’s works.
45 x 45 cm
Printing with pigmented mineral ink on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 188 gr paper and sandblasted glass
Photo Edouard FraipontIn the series of photographs Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg rephotographed Hovland’s frames of layouts for magazines from the computer screen during the editing of the videos that integrates CameraContact. As in Arquivo romance, the artists use a kaleidoscope between the camera and Hovland’s images. In both works, the camera is guided by the movement of the kaleidoscope, making the focus change from one mirror to the other and consequently from one part to another of the final image. In addition, the technique does not allow real-time monitoring of the camera’s recording, much the same as with analog cameras which only allowed viewing of the photos after the film was developed. The attempt to fragment the image into one with more than one possible focus in the new structure reveals a recurrent narrative of plural voices in Dias & Riedweg’s works.
Photo Edouard Fraipont
45 x 45 cm
Printing with pigmented mineral ink on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 188 gr paper and sandblasted glass Photo Edouard Fraipont [:pt]Nas séries de fotografias Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg refotografam as fotos de Hovland a partir de layouts para revistas da época e a partir da tela do computador durante a edição dos vídeos que integram CameraContato. Como em Arquivo Romance, os artistas utilizam um caleidoscópio entre a câmera e as imagens de Hovland. Em ambos os trabalhos, a câmera é guiada pelo movimento do caleidoscópio, fazendo o foco passar de um espelho ao outro e, consequentemente, de uma parte à outra da imagem final. Além disso, a técnica não permite acompanhar em tempo real o registro da câmera, de modo similar ao que ocorria com as câmeras analógicas, que só permitiam a visualização dos registros após a revelação do filme. A tentativa de fragmentar a imagem em mais de um foco possível em novas estruturas revela a recorrente narrativa de vozes plurais das obras de Dias & Riedweg.[:en]In the series of photographs Caleidoscópicas (2018), Dias & Riedweg rephotographed Hovland’s frames of layouts for magazines from the computer screen during the editing of the videos that integrates CameraContact. As in Arquivo romance, the artists use a kaleidoscope between the camera and Hovland’s images. In both works, the camera is guided by the movement of the kaleidoscope, making the focus change from one mirror to the other and consequently from one part to another of the final image. In addition, the technique does not allow real-time monitoring of the camera’s recording, much the same as with analog cameras which only allowed viewing of the photos after the film was developed. The attempt to fragment the image into one with more than one possible focus in the new structure reveals a recurrent narrative of plural voices in Dias & Riedweg’s works.[:]Photo Still do vídeo
30’
Video - 4K. Color and sound Photo Still do vídeo [:pt]Em Esperando um modelo, em exibição na Sala Antonio, Dias & Riedweg documentam a vida e o trabalho do fotógrafo americano Charles Hovland, que registrou as fantasias sexuais de anônimos novaiorquinos em cerca de 3 mil filmes fotográficos negativos 35mm, e mais de 450 mil cromos de nús masculinos para revistas pornográficas americanas entre os anos de 1980 e 2000.[:en]In Waiting for a model, Dias & Riedweg documents the life and work of the north-american photographer Charles Hovland who registered the sexual fantasies of anonymous new Yorkers amassing a collection of more than three thousand 35mm films and over 450.000 color chromes of nude males for pornographic magazines between 1980 and 2000.[:]Photo Edouard Fraipont
Photo Edouard Fraipont