“Ser Sangre”
Inaki Domingo was born in Madrid in 1978 and is a visual artist. His most reflective work, ‘Ser Sangre’ questions and explores how the family is traditionally represented in family photo albums, replicating images contained in containers of intimate visual memory and how they constantly relive the perception that they always tend to look the same. ‘Ser Sangra’ when translated is ‘be blood’ in Spanish, accrediting these ideas of ‘connection’ and ‘relationships’ within a family lifestyle. This style of Domingo illustrates the translation and barriers of a family and how they transition during long periods of time, and in different destinations. The story that’s set on a family holiday in Majorca, shows the collections of frozen smiles predominate, to the detriment of other moments, much more frequent in any family’s day-to-day activities.
My Interpretation
Below is an image I took in the style of Domingo. The rustic and natural style of Domingo’s photographs underline the key hypothesis of my personal study.
My Interpretation
Below are another two interpretations I have done in the style of Domingo. His constant use of mediums such as archival material and drawings which have been scanned in, lead me to explore this style of myself. I wanted to show the development of our family home when we moved house by incorporating objects that would be moved during this process. I photographed a childhood present I received and have kept ever since I was eight. During my younger years, I drew this and have kept the drawing ever since. I scanned this in and allowed that to feature in my personal study also.
Other Examples
