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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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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


Belo Horizonte, 2023


Brasília, 2023


Rio de Janeiro, 2022-2023


São Paulo, 2022


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