Retracing Eden

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 typically used to 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.