Lua Ribeira Explained

Lua Ribeira
Birth Date:1986
Birth Place:Galicia
Nationality:Spanish
Education:University of South Wales
Known For:Photography
Notable Works:Noises

Lua Ribeira (born 1986)[1] is a Galician photographer, based in Bristol in the UK.[2] She is interested in "using the photographic medium as a means to create encounters that establish relationships and question structural separations between people."[3] She is a Nominee member of Magnum Photos and was joint winner of the Jerwood/Photoworks Award in 2017. Her series Noises is about femininity and British dancehall culture.

Life and work

Ribeira, originally from Galicia Spain, currently lives and works in the UK. She initially studied media and graphic design, earning a degree from the BAU School of Design in Barcelona,[3] before deciding to become a photographer.

In 2016, she graduated from the University of South Wales with a first-class honors BA in Documentary Photography. Since graduating, she has been a guest lecturer at the University of Westminster, University of the West of England, and Complutense University of Madrid.[3]

In 2015, she was awarded the Firecracker Photographic Grant for her project Noises in the Blood (also known as Noises). Produced between 2015 and 2019, it is inspired by Jamaican dancehall culture in the UK.[4] [5] [6] The title is a reference to the book Noises in the Blood: Orality, Gender, and the”Vulgar” Body of Jamaican Popular Culture by author and literary scholar Dr. Carolyn Cooper.[7]

She joined Magnum Photos as a Nominee in 2018.[8] [9]

Publications

Publications by Ribeira

Publications with contributions by Ribeira

Awards

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smyth . Diane . 14 December 2017 . Lua Ribeira, Sam Laughlin, and Alejandra Carles-Tolra show new work in Jerwood/Photoworks Awards . 23 September 2018 . British Journal of Photography.
  2. Web site: 3 September 2018 . In Her Work Lua Ribeira Challenges Societal Norms and Her Own Preconceptions • Magnum Photos . 2020-08-28 . Magnum Photos.
  3. Web site: Lua Ribeira – Photographer Profile Magnum Photos Magnum Photos . 2022-12-03 . Magnum Photos . en-US.
  4. Web site: D'Aliesio . Susan . 15 May 2017 . Show: Noises in the Blood by Lua Ribeira . 23 September 2018 . British Journal of Photography.
  5. Web site: Ongley . Hannah . 11 May 2017 . surprising photos of britain's subversive dancehall parties . 23 September 2018 . i-D.
  6. Web site: Stansfield . Ted . 26 May 2017 . Photos Capturing the Spirituality and Sexuality of Dancehall . 23 September 2018 . Another Magazine.
  7. Web site: Noises . 2022-12-03 . Magnum Photos Store . en-US.
  8. Web site: Smyth . Diane . 27 June 2018 . Magnum Photos' international new wave of Nominees . 23 September 2018 . British Journal of Photography.
  9. Web site: Hughes . Holly . 27 June 2018 . Magnum Photos Names 5 New Nominees . 23 September 2018 . . 13 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172153/https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2018/06/magnum-photos-names-5-new-nominees.html . dead .
  10. Web site: WOMEN LOOKING AT WOMEN - Curated by Susan Meiselas by Charlotte Schmitz . 2022-12-03 . Visura . en.
  11. Web site: Firecracker – The Photographic Grant . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180914062627/https://www.fire-cracker.org/grant/ . 14 September 2018 . 23 September 2018 . Fire-Cracker.
  12. News: Alex. Wheeler. 2018-09-23. Magnum announce Graduate Photographers Award 2017 nominees. International Business Times UK. 28 April 2017.
  13. Web site: Cheves . Olivia . 19 January 2017 . Lua Ribeira, Alejandra Carles-Tolra and Sam Laughlin win the Jerwood/Photoworks Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181203202744/https://www.bjp-online.com/2017/01/2017jerwood/ . 3 December 2018 . 23 September 2018 . British Journal of Photography.
  14. 706849284830994432. KickplateGall. New exhibition by Lua Ribeira called 'Noises in the Blood' opens Friday 11.03.16 5-7.30 pm.. Kickplate Gallery. 7 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20220902005740/https://twitter.com/kickplategall/status/706849284830994432. 2 September 2022. live. https://twitter.com/kickplategall/status/706849284830994432.
  15. Web site: Rodríguez . Gustavo . 24 October 2020 . Lua Riberia . 1 September 2022 . Radar Fotografico . es.
  16. Web site: Ongley . Hannah . 11 May 2017 . Surprising photos of britain's subversive dancehall parties . 23 September 2018 . i-D.
  17. Web site: 2018 . Noises: Exhibition by Lua Ribeira at Argentea Gallery . 23 September 2018 . Grain Photography.
  18. Web site: 2020-09-01. Noises. ffotogallery.
  19. Web site: 2018 . Jerwood/Photoworks Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180924145030/http://www.jerwoodvisualarts.org/projects/jerwoodphotoworks-awards-2018/ . 24 September 2018 . 23 September 2018 . Jerwood Visual Arts.
  20. Web site: 2018-09-23. Jerwood/Photoworks Awards: new work by Alejandra Carles-Tolra, Sam Laughlin and Lua Ribeira. Impressions Gallery. 2018-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180924145059/http://www.impressions-gallery.com/exhibitions/exhibition.php?id=85. dead.
  21. Web site: 2022-07-14 . Close Enough: New Perspectives from 12 Women Photographers of Magnum . 2022-12-03 . International Center of Photography . en.

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