STUDY OF THE SUN

A study of the winter sun in the Forest of Fontainebleau, France

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A study of the winter sun in the Forest of Fontainebleau, where artists of the Barbizon School, an art movement active between 1830 and 1870, used to go to paint the landscape.
The artist has spent part of each year in a house in this forest since 2010, where she develops several art projects.

Black and white, medium format, film. Multiple exposure.
2016, Barbizon, France

SOLO EXHIBITION, BNP PARIBAS, SÃO PAULO, 2026
GROUP EXHIBITION, ATELIÊ CASA UM, SÃO PAULO, 2026
SOLO EXHIBITION, CARIBÉ GALLERY, SÃO PAULO, 2025

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(curator’s text)

 

Study of the Sun is a photographic series conceived by Emilia Brandão Carneiro in the Forest of Fontainebleau, in Barbizon, France. It was here that artists of the Barbizon School gathered to paint the landscape. Shot in black and white on medium format film with multiple exposures, the series poetically addresses the fleeting, distant presence of the sun during winter.

Here, sunlight goes beyond natural phenomenon to take on symbolic contours, evoking ideas of rebirth and spiritual transcendence in a forest that exudes mysticism.

The artist explores the sensory experience of contemplating the particular quality of sunlight at this time of year. Ephemeral, it leaves a profound mark on its surroundings. Blurred, dazzled images visually convey the physical difficulty of looking directly at the light, suggesting an emotional and introspective perception.

By evoking mythologies that associate the sun with divine and creative forces, Study of the Sun invites the viewer to reflect on the alienated relationship between humans and nature, and on the importance of reconnecting with the time of the Earth.

Text: Luiza Testa

 

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