Some of the images in the series showing at Photo Fringe 2020 from 3rd -31st October at the Phoenix Art Space. Exhibited with Pachamama Collective.

Gabriel L. Gooch Blanco’s work, Retracing Eden, aims to challenge the gaze of the viewer and contemporary notions of masculinity. He uses collage and solarisation techniques to contest the homogenous archetype of the male body – through reconceptualising, referencing and appropriating the already proven depictions of the male gaze in academic painting and photography. Furthermore, his work resists against the homogenous male, by shifting the hard, defined and ready for action idealised male body to the soft, subtle and relaxed poses that are utilised to typically objectify the ‘female’ body.

About Pachamama Collective:

Pachamama Collective is an emerging collective concerned with gender, queer and environmental issues. Named after the Incan Mother Earth goddess who exemplifies the gendering of nature, the collective actively engages audiences through participatory workshops and encourages everyone to consider how photography can make a difference.