DAURA CAMPOS

Cluster Photography & Print Exhibitor | 2025

Daura Campos is a visual artist and photographer based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Her artistic practice investigates social issues through experimental photographic techniques, treating analog film as an active, reactive medium to spark dialogue about photography and its role in society. Her work reshapes visual fragments into layered stories, reimagining how images are perceived, understood, and remembered.

Daura has exhibited at the CICA Museum (South Korea), MK Gallery (England), Rotterdam Photo (Netherlands), Pinakothek der Moderne (Germany), Museum of Art of Pereira (Colombia), Gallery 44 (Canada), and Open Eye Gallery (England), among others.

Her work has been recognized by the IPA - The International Photo Awards with an Official Selection Prize (2024), Analog Sparks Awards with 2nd Place in the Technique category (2024), a high commendation from The JUST Art Award (2023), among others.

Graduated in Film and Media from PUC Minas in 2024, Daura works as an independent artist and teaches courses and workshops on historical and experimental photographic processes in person and online, in Brazil and abroad.

ARTWORK FOR PURCHASE AVAILABLE SOON

“Cloud Watching is a series that explores on an international scale what happens when photography “fails,” producing abstract and fragmented images that challenge our expectations of photographs as faithful representations of reality and as a medium for preserving memories. Since 2023, I have been collecting discarded negatives from various countries, including Brazil, Portugal, France, Turkey, Japan, and Morocco, visiting flea markets, connecting with people online, and collaborating with processing labs. I then partially remove the photographic emulsion, allowing new stories to emerge from glimpses of other people’s memories. As society becomes increasingly saturated with images — through social media, advertising, and AI-generated content — we are conditioned to respond instantly, often without reflection. This project invites viewers to pause and reconsider their relationship with photography. Like pareidolia — seeing shapes in clouds — these images invite viewers to draw meaning from their own memories and understanding of photography.”

— Daura Campos

Visual artist and photographer based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Her artistic practice investigates social issues through experimental photographic techniques, treating analog film as an active, reactive medium to spark dialogue about photography and its role in society.