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José Pedro Cortes | Bright Red

Plastic door (rgb), 2019, Archival pigment print, 160 x 105 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Plastic door (rgb), 2019, Archival pigment print, 160 x 105 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Shirt (Joana), 2017, Archival pigment print, 80 x 53 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Shirt (Joana), 2017, Archival pigment print, 80 x 53 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Nail Performance (I-IV), 2018, Archival pigment prints, each 20.5 x 13.5 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP (only available as a set)
Nail Performance (I-IV), 2018, Archival pigment prints, each 20.5 x 13.5 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP (only available as a set)
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Apples (II), 2020, Archival pigment print, 80 x 53 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Apples (II), 2020, Archival pigment print, 80 x 53 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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TJ (VII), 2016, Archival pigment print, 41 x 29 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
TJ (VII), 2016, Archival pigment print, 41 x 29 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
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TJ (V), 2016, Archival pigment print, 41 x 29 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
TJ (V), 2016, Archival pigment print, 41 x 29 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
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Boot (II), 2020, Archival pigment print, 41 x 29 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Boot (II), 2020, Archival pigment print, 41 x 29 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Fresco(Nude at Alcafache), 2020, Archival pigment print, 41 x 29 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Fresco(Nude at Alcafache), 2020, Archival pigment print, 41 x 29 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Hands (Joana), 2015, Archival pigment print, 50 x 35 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Hands (Joana), 2015, Archival pigment print, 50 x 35 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Foot (Stool), 2020, Archival pigment print, 50 x 35 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Foot (Stool), 2020, Archival pigment print, 50 x 35 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Weight, 2021, Archival pigment print, 150 x 100 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Weight, 2021, Archival pigment print, 150 x 100 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Waist, 2021, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
Waist, 2021, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
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Nature (Avenida EUA), 2020, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Nature (Avenida EUA), 2020, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Draught, 2020, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
Draught, 2020, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
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Wood and Rubber, 2022, Archival pigment print, 45 x 31.5 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
Wood and Rubber, 2022, Archival pigment print, 45 x 31.5 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
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Foot (II), 2019, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
Foot (II), 2019, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
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Summertime (6PM), 2019, Archival pigment print, 150 x 100 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Summertime (6PM), 2019, Archival pigment print, 150 x 100 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Studio Mirror 2017, Archival pigment print, 34 x 31.5 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Studio Mirror 2017, Archival pigment print, 34 x 31.5 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
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Meat (after F.V.), 2020, Archival pigment print, 31 x 21 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
Meat (after F.V.), 2020, Archival pigment print, 31 x 21 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
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Shirt (II), 2020, Archival pigment print, 100 x 80 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
Shirt (II), 2020, Archival pigment print, 100 x 80 cm, Edition of 3 + 1AP
20/21
Weight (II), 2021, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
Weight (II), 2021, Archival pigment print, 48 x 34 cm, Edition of 5 + 1AP
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“Bright Red” brings together new works by Portuguese artist José Pedro Cortes. The title alludes to a visual deficiency very common in human males, a mild color blindness that shifts the color red (or what is known as red) to green, changing the reading of the color spectrum. This implies that, as a compensation mechanism, many color-blind men “read” the color red in context and not as stand-alone information. Using this example as a metaphor, Cortes underlines that it is through contextual reading that we know what a certain color is, and, in a broader sense, how to interpret the world around us.

His photographs – being landscapes, portraits or still lives – function as a map of visual possibilities. Like Cortes says: “The time of my images reflects our time of constant doubt: impulse or fabrication, vulnerability or strength, surface or something more.”

José Pedro Cortes (*1976, Porto, PT), completed a Master of Arts in Photography at Kent Institute of Art and Design (Rochester, UK). His work has been published and exhibited internationally. Besides his artistic photographic work, he is the founder and editor of Pierre von Kleist editions. He lives and works in Lisbon.

With kind support from:

República Portuguesa – Cultura /
Direção-Geral das Artes
Botschaft Portugal / Camões Berlim
Robert Voit The Alphabet of New Plants

Archive Berlin 2019 - 2010

Ron Jude Lick Creek Line
Orri Interiors
jedentag Fotografische Alltagsbeobachtungen von Andy Sewell, Peter Puklus und Peter de Ru
SCHWARZWEISS Zeitgenössische Positionen in der Schwarz-Weiß-Fotografie
2007
Okko Oinonen On Top of The Iceberg. Intellectual Exiles
fotoform Deutsche Fotografie der 50er Jahre
Enver Hirsch Menschen Tiere Sensationen
2006
Andy Scholz Fotografie 2002-2006
Wolf Böwig Fotoarbeiten 1995-2005
2004
Michael Melcer Milch and Hering Jewish Food Shops in New York

Archive Hamburg 2016 - 2004

Past