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Walter Firmo

at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain

The exhibition Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain, which visited several cities after opening at IMS Paulista in 2022, features works produced from 1950, the beginning of the photographer's career, until 2021. The images portray and praise the country's black culture, recording festivals and rites, both popular and religious, as well as everyday scenes.

Since his early phase, Walter Firmo has incorporated into his photography the construction of a language that elaborates meaning through directed and staged images, with an awareness of origins – racial, social, and cultural – amalgamated with a desire to question the canons of documentary photography and photojournalism.

IMS has made every effort to identify and locate the holders of the image rights of the people depicted in the photographs, and welcomes any additional information in this regard.

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Credits

Curator
Sergio Burgi
Deputy curator
Janaina Damaceno Gomes
Assistant curator
Alessandra Coutinho Campos
Biographical and documentary research
Andrea Wanderley

Itinerancy

Poços de Caldas, 2024

Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito
June 29, 2024 to February 16, 2025

IMS Poços
Rua Teresópolis, 90, Jardim dos Estados, Poços de Caldas/MG - Brasil
Free admission. Tuesdays to Fridays, 1pm-7pm. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 9am-7pm. Always closed on Mondays.

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Setting up the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Alessandra Coutinho Campos
Setting up the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Alessandra Coutinho Campos
Setting up the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Alessandra Coutinho Campos
Setting up the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Alessandra Coutinho Campos
Setting up the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Alessandra Coutinho Campos
Setting up the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Alessandra Coutinho Campos
Setting up the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Alessandra Coutinho Campos
The Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
The Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
The Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
The Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
The Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
The Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
The Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
The Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
The Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
Opening of the the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
Opening of the the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
Opening of the the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares
Opening of the the Walter Firmo: at the heart of silence is the synthesis of the cry of pain exhibition at IMS Poços. Photo © Gilmar Tavares

Salvador, 2023-2024

Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito
December 5, 2023 to March 31, 2024

Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia
Av. Lafayete Coutinho (Av. do Contorno), s/n - Comercio, Salvador/BA, Brasil

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Belo Horizonte, 2023

Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito
July 12 to October 2, 2023

CCBB Belo Horizonte
Praça da Liberdade, 450 - Funcionários - Belo Horizonte/MG, Brasil

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Brasília, 2023

Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito
April 18 to June 25, 2023

CCBB Brasília
SCES, Trecho 2 - Brasília/DF, Brasil

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Rio de Janeiro, 2022-2023

Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito
November 9, 2022 to March 27, 2023

CCBB Rio de Janeiro
Rua Primeiro de Março, 66 - Centro - Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil

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São Paulo, 2022

Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito
April 30 to October 9, 2022

IMS Paulista
Avenida Paulista, 2424 - São Paulo/SP, Brasil
Free admission. Tuesdays to Sundays and holidays 10am–8pm. Always closed on Mondays. Last admission: 30 minutes before closing.

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The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
The exhibition Walter Firmo: no verbo do silêncio a síntese do grito at IMS Paulista. Photo by Ádima Macena
Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista
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Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista. Photo by Alessandra Coutinho Campos/IMS
Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista. Photo by Alessandra Coutinho Campos/IMS
Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista. Photo by Alessandra Coutinho Campos/IMS
Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista. Photo by Maria Clara Villas/IMS
Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista. Photo by Maria Clara Villas/IMS
Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista. Photo by Maria Clara Villas/IMS
Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista. Photo by Maria Clara Villas/IMS
Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista. Photo by Maria Clara Villas/IMS
Exhibition assembly at IMS Paulista. Photo by Maria Clara Villas/IMS

Works

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Bumba-meu-boi festival, São Luís, MA, circa 1994. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Carnival, Salvador, BA, circa 2010. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Bom Jesus da Lapa Religious Festival, Bom Jesus da Lapa, BA, 2001. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 1985. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Singer Clementina de Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, circa 1977. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Father and Son at Piatã Beach, Salvador, BA, 2000. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Horseback Cavalcade, Pirenópolis, GO, 1986. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Artist Arthur Bispo do Rosário in the Colônia Juliano Moreira Psychiatric Institution, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 1985. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Piatã Beach, Salvador, BA, 2002. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Singer Jamelão (José Bispo Clementino dos Santos), São Paulo, SP, 2007. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Sweet Seller, Piatã Beach, Salvador, BA, 1980s. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection
Gaudêncio da Conceição at the Festa de São Benedito, Conceição da Barra, ES, circa 1989. Photo by Walter Firmo. IMS Collection