Tania Calderón
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Tania Calderon’s images are the guttural expression of life, humanity and sensuality in a genre akin to the novels of Albert Camus and his disturbing observations of humans.
Her visions can be disturbing, yet captivating, for Tania extracts the most private inner soul of her subjects by capturing their bodies, skins and muscles, flaws and perfection almost casually frozen for the viewer’s attention.
You might find pleasure, conflict, anger, submission, satisfaction, contentment, confusion, forbidden loves and the true essence of males and females within her images, but you may also find many more unspoken truths and that is your private choice.
You may ponder at her creativity and ask why she does what she does? What purpose does it serve? Is this an exception to the futile capture of life, or is she intently documenting God’s creation and His intent, painfully, one subject at a time, revealing a private window on people’s bodies and emotions.
You may find yourself to be a voyeur whilst observing her images and that is fine too, for you are privileged to be in such a position of receiving pleasure and excitement.
Tania has painfully transitioned from classical dance to classical photography and we must rejoice in that unforeseen choice, though we can also mourn the loss of her talents to this world of passionate expression.
Tania is a gentle feline creature, beautiful and equally dangerous, with the softness of china silk and the hardness of stone, unattainable just as a Greek goddess will always be, annoyingly chameleon at times; but make no mistake, for she is as powerful and exotic as a monsoon wind and can capture the true spice of life with all the dangers and promises that it offers.
-Mentor & Friend, Pierre Dutertre 2008
