Photographer and professor Yolanda del Amo joins Real Photo Show with Michael Chovan-Dalton to celebrate her new book, Archipelago (Kehrer Verlag).
About this episode
Yolanda del Amo discusses her new book 'Archipelago' and her artistic influences with host Michael Chovan-Dalton.
Archipelago is a book about connection and isolation as described in the essays by Vicki Goldberg and Jean Dykstra. Chovan-Dalton and Del Amo discuss Del Amo's influence from the worlds of theater and dance, they also talk about teaching and the changes to their practices through the fall and rise of film photography. Photo of Yolanda del Amo credit: Ignacio Evangelista https://www.yolandadelamo.com https://www.instagram.com/yolanda.delamo/ Yolanda del Amo is a Spanish-born, New York-based artist who works in photography. She questions how social constructs such as class, gender and family influence community, interpersonal psychology, and identity. Her work looks at individuals through a sociological and psychological lens, exploring how we live and connect with ourselves and others, and how we shape the world around us. Solo exhibitions have been held at the Centro Cultural de la Torriente Brau in Havana, Hudson Franklin Gallery in New York City, and Light Work in Syracuse, New York, among others. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at venues such as Julie Saul Gallery in New York City, the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover and the National Portrait Gallery…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Chovan-Dalton
Guest: Yolanda del Amo
Topics covered
- photography
- art
- teaching
- film photography
- social constructs
- identity
Keywords
- Archipelago
- Yolanda del Amo
- photography
- social constructs
- identity
- film photography
- art education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kehrer Verlag
Places: New York, Havana, Buenos Aires, Syracuse, London
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