Pablo Albarenga
Vero 2018, printed 2020

On view:

Broad Contemporary Art Museum, floor 2

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Artist or Maker: Pablo Albarenga
Uruguay, born 1990, active Montevideo
Title: Vero
Date Made: 2018, printed 2020
Medium: Inkjet print
Dimensions: Image: 15 3/4 × 31 1/2 in. (40.01 × 80.01 cm) Primary support: 16 3/4 × 31 1/2 in. (42.55 × 80 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number: M.2021.92.2
Classification: Photographs
Collecting Area: Photography
Curatorial Notes: Pablo Albarenga felt there was a void of imagery depicting the peoples of the Amazon—out of balance with the saturation of images of the disappearing forest and giving voice to those who have the most to lose by its slow destruction. His portraits pair individuals with aerial views of their green spaces. Vero is the midwife of her village in the Ecuadorian Amazon and uses both modern instruments and traditional plants in her practice. Many Achuar women give birth alone in the rainforest, and Vero’s image is paired with the structure she built to provide a safe place for birthing.

Eve Schillo

2024

On view:

Broad Contemporary Art Museum, floor 2

No image

Artist or Maker: Pablo Albarenga
Uruguay, born 1990, active Montevideo
Title: Vero
Date Made: 2018, printed 2020
Medium: Inkjet print
Dimensions: Image: 15 3/4 × 31 1/2 in. (40.01 × 80.01 cm) Primary support: 16 3/4 × 31 1/2 in. (42.55 × 80 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number: M.2021.92.2
Classification: Photographs
Collecting Area: Photography
Curatorial Notes: Pablo Albarenga felt there was a void of imagery depicting the peoples of the Amazon—out of balance with the saturation of images of the disappearing forest and giving voice to those who have the most to lose by its slow destruction. His portraits pair individuals with aerial views of their green spaces. Vero is the midwife of her village in the Ecuadorian Amazon and uses both modern instruments and traditional plants in her practice. Many Achuar women give birth alone in the rainforest, and Vero’s image is paired with the structure she built to provide a safe place for birthing.

Eve Schillo

2024