Ricardo Barros

Two Nudes (Backs)

photography

3.75″ x 5″

Project completed 2020, image printed 2023.

FIGURING SPACE: I used the figure in a constrained environment to explore how one might photograph “space.” My space was a box exactly matching my viewfinder proportions. Knowing that space can’t be seen or touched, I used my box as a delimiter manifesting a particular space, models as my avatars, and space as a metaphor. The images were ultimately assembled into a short video. The prints have not yet been exhibited.

Ricardo Barros

My Mother, My Sister, and My Wife

photograph, archival digital print on cotton rag paper

20″ x 24″

2016

These hands belong to my mother, my sister, and my wife. They remind me of my place in the world, and my dependency on the people I love.

Ricardo Barros

Three Photographers Honor a Fourth: Stephen DiRado, Frank Armstrong, Ricardo Barros – After Jules Aarons

Inspired by: Jules Aarons, West End Meat Market

photograph, digital print on cotton rag paper

20″ x 24″ (framed)

2023

Three Photographers Honor a Fourth: Stephen DiRado, Frank Armstrong, Ricardo Barros – After Jules Aarons. Jules Aarons is known for his mid-century photographs of immigrants in Boston’s West End. He often photographed from a distance; his presence was acknowledged yet unobtrusive. He had an appreciative eye for cultural heritage. Fitchburg, where I now live, boasts a similar richness in history and ethnic diversity. If renewed prosperity has thus far eluded Fitchburg, adding resident artists to the mix may be its salvation. I pay homage to Jules Aarons’ work with this photograph and invite other artists to explore Fitchburg’s potential.