"Los Intocables" or translated to English as “The Untouchables” was a controversial photography
project that was originally released in mid-2013. The collaboration
between Erik Ravelo and Daniel Ferreira contained a total of seven
images that depicted young children being “crucified” on the backs of adults
who infringe their rights in different ways. The idea is to represent how children
around the world become victim to tragedies like: organ trafficking, radiation, obesity, sexual abuse, war, and school shootings.
A common motif that occurs in all the pictures, is the blurring of the children’s faces which some individuals speculated was to protect the privacy of the young models; however, I see it as a symbol of lost identity these kids face when being exploited. Four of the seven images also display the children in only their underwear representing how they have been stripped bare both physically and mentally This, in turn enhances the idea of their vulnerability and shows a greater resemblance to the crucifixion of Christ. Some of the images also contain props such as: guns, bullets, and a cooler which help further emphasize the issue being addressed. It is also worth noting that these children are crucified on the backs of these adults which embodies the idea that they will later be completely disregarded by their violators. It also gives a criminal aspect to the adults’ portrayal. Ravelo revealed with his publication that the main focus of his project was that “the right to childhood should be untouchable" and his execution is both powerful and heartbreaking.
A common motif that occurs in all the pictures, is the blurring of the children’s faces which some individuals speculated was to protect the privacy of the young models; however, I see it as a symbol of lost identity these kids face when being exploited. Four of the seven images also display the children in only their underwear representing how they have been stripped bare both physically and mentally This, in turn enhances the idea of their vulnerability and shows a greater resemblance to the crucifixion of Christ. Some of the images also contain props such as: guns, bullets, and a cooler which help further emphasize the issue being addressed. It is also worth noting that these children are crucified on the backs of these adults which embodies the idea that they will later be completely disregarded by their violators. It also gives a criminal aspect to the adults’ portrayal. Ravelo revealed with his publication that the main focus of his project was that “the right to childhood should be untouchable" and his execution is both powerful and heartbreaking.
No comments:
Post a Comment