CARNE-VAL Exhibition

CARNE-VAL Exhibition

Photography by Rosee Camafreita and Ali X Miranda

October 27, 2017 through November 22, 2017

Opening Reception: Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Galería Adelmo is pleased to announce the opening of “CARNE-VAL”; a photography exhibition of works by Rosee Camafreita and Ali X Miranda.  This collection of photographs will open on Friday, October 27, 2017 and will run through November 22, 2017.  

Rosee Camafreita was born in Cuba but lives and works in Miami.  The CARNE-VAL Exhibition will feature creative and unique headdresses and masks she has handmade that celebrate free expression and beauty. With her upcoming exhibition, she is exploring perception, how we see, create and transform images through looking. Her objective is to scrutinize the relationship between what is revealed and what remains unseen and to enable an encounter, an intimate conversation directly with the viewer. Rosee is also interested in questioning the viewer experiences and creating a situation for them to become aware of this sensual process.

As Rosee states, she uses a camera as an artistic medium and a tool for experimentation. Using natural and artificial light along with different textures and an array of objects she creates visually engaging images to garner phantasmagorical effects. She received her BFA from Miami Dade College. Her work has been exhibited in such locales as Little Havana, South Miami and Downtown Miami and can be found in many of Miami’s private collections. Her relentless dedication for working in the studio inspires her “to attempt to communicate and interact with others, not through words, but through looking.”

Rosee will be collaborating with her friend and associate, Ali X Miranda, a seasoned

photographer in the Miami area.  Greatly known for his erotic nudes, Ali’s work is often featured in both local and national publications, covering a broad spectrum in the photography field from commercial to fine art.  A native of the Miami area, Ali established himself as a photo artist in South Beach during the late 80’s and up to the present. He holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Academy of Arts College of San Francisco and also attended the School of Visual Arts in New York and Chicago.

His photography has been exhibited in art galleries throughout South Florida and the United States.

The upcoming exhibition, “CARNE-VAL”, is inspired by the Christian practices and celebrations of Shrove Tuesday, (aka: Mardi Gras or Carnival) the last night of feasting and self-indulgence before Ash Wednesday, when the penitential season of Lent begins.  In the CARNE-VAL exhibition, these two photographers attempt to capture the frolic mood and fantastical imagery that are associated with the ‘shriven’ days before Lent.

Galeria Adelmo is located at 1165 S.W. Sixth Street, Miami in the Little Havana district and opened in April of 2010.  Its primary goal and mission is to represent and promote the artworks of local established or emerging artists from South Florida and throughout the globe.  On the last Friday of each month, coinciding with Viernes Culturales festival, Galeria Adelmo showcases a featured artist exhibition.  Galeria Adelmo also offers a Saturday Morning Art Class, private weekday painting lessons, as well as private painting parties at the art gallery.