Edouard Fraipont

Brazilian Photographer | Born: 1972

Edouard Fraipont lives and works in Sao Paulo. He graduated in cinema from Funda��o Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) in 1997, and is now majoring in philosophy at the University of Sao Paulo. His initial training in photography was in documentary photography. Edouard spent a year studying the world of the Aymara, a native ethnic group in the Andes, followed by 4 years of free studies and extra-curricular training in visual arts under the aegis of Eduardo Brand�o. Since 1996, Edouard has developed a personal artistic style that combines experimentation in photographic language with the production of pictures and performances. He has had solo exhibitions at Galeria Tri�ngulo (Sao Paulo), FotoArte (Brasilia), Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (Sao Paulo) and Funda��o Joaquim Nabuco, Recife. His work is featured in the Sao Paulo Museum of Art's Cole��o Pirelli / MASP de Fotografia, in the Sao Paulo Museum of Modern Art, and in the State Museum of Sao Paulo, among other collections. In 2007 he was awarded a residency by the British Council's Artist Links program, during which he made the series A Period in Britain presented here.

Gallery:

1500 Gallery

Website:

edouardfraipont.com

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