Ítalo Almeida
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Biography
Ítalo Almeida, a.k.a cmg_ngm_pod, born in 1996 in São Paulo and has been living in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, since his childhood. Ítalo is a visual artist who works with different media, such as photography, cinema and installations. He uses, as a field of research, places of popular agglomeration to map their location in the world. He was resident in LAB Cultural BDMG in 2020 and won BH Nas Telas 2021, a funding to run his first short-movie “...Lombrado". The movie is about his perspective as a black young artist during the pandemic in 2020, through two characters played by black friends. Ítalo was one of the artists presented at the 30th edition Biennal Exhibition of the Youth Art, promoted by SESC Ribeirão Preto with itinerancy in São Paulo. Lately he finished his residency at Bolsa Pampulha, researching tableau photography in order to present the surreal daily life of his hometown and question his photographic process over the years.
Known For
Two young black friends from the same hood thrive a future as artists, but everything changes when the COVID-19 pandemic becomes a global issue and art can no longer be the main source of their income. Even thought, each in their own way, they strugle to continue with their artistic goals, besides the government and the circumstances conspiring against their ambitions.
...Lombrado
Put on some makeup, get ready, gather the little money they have, and head out with some friends. Rayra wants to enjoy the last night before starting her eighth job at a mall. The party isn’t great, but an unexpected encounter along the way might just change her financial fate.