Displacement is a series that began in 2023 and proposes a reflection on the condition of refugees who have experienced forced displacement, being compelled to leave their homes, belongings, and country to start a new life elsewhere, often in a place with completely different languages and cultures.

It explores how this violence impacts the construction of identity for these families and future generations. Through photographic language, the series captures cities, buildings, passages, and domestic environments, often using double exposure to create a sense of displacement in the search for diasporas scattered around the world.

About Daniela Torrente

Daniela Torrente (São Paulo, 1976) lives and works in São Paulo. She holds a postgraduate degree in Contemporary Artistic Practices (FAAP, São Paulo, Brazil) and in Image, Processes, Management, and Contemporary Culture (CEI, São Paulo, Brazil). She graduated in Visual Arts from the University of Santa Marcelina, São Paulo, Brazil. Her work is part of collections such as the Museum of Image and Sound of São Paulo (MIS) and the Museum of the University of Alicante, Spain (MUA). She was awarded at the 15th Biennial of Visual Arts mulier, mulieris in Alicante, Spain, and participated in the portfolio review section Discoveries at the International Photography Festival PhotoESPAÑA 2022.

Her research focuses on forced displacement, drawing from her personal experience as a descendant of survivors of the Armenian genocide. She explores issues such as the disruption of daily life, the impact on women in refugee situations and their descendants, and broader topics such as identity construction, the role of women in preserving memory and culture, erasure, prejudice, oppression, religious faith, social reorganization, and non-belonging. These themes are central to her work. Although she primarily uses photography, her practice also includes interventions in photographs, objects, videos, painting, and installations. [Official Website]