Fernando Lemos, Atrás da Imagem
Directed by Guilherme Coelho2006 55mDocumentary
An encounter with the life and work of Fernando Lemos, the
Portuguese photographer, painter, graphic designer, and poet
who for the last 50 years has made Brazil his home after fleeing
the Salazar dictatorship back home. An exploration into his
personal history and politics, his influences and his artistic
vision.Taking as its starting point the surrealist premise of automation
in the creative process, a small crew set out to film during six
days the day-to-day life of Fernando in his atelier and home in
São Paulo. In a fulminating shoot, a true meeting of two
generations, the film captures the artists constant inquietude,
his independent way of thinking, and how he communicates this
to the world.
Portuguese photographer, painter, graphic designer, and poet
who for the last 50 years has made Brazil his home after fleeing
the Salazar dictatorship back home. An exploration into his
personal history and politics, his influences and his artistic
vision.Taking as its starting point the surrealist premise of automation
in the creative process, a small crew set out to film during six
days the day-to-day life of Fernando in his atelier and home in
São Paulo. In a fulminating shoot, a true meeting of two
generations, the film captures the artists constant inquietude,
his independent way of thinking, and how he communicates this
to the world.
