Angélica Dass is a Brazilian photographer based in Madrid and the creator of the project Humanæ (human-eye). She gave a TED talk in March 2016 called “The beauty of human skin in every color” about how skin colors “make us see each other as different, even though we are equal.”
Angelica took 4,000 Portraits to Show the Range of Human Skin Color—and the Results Exceeded the Pantone Library. “Using this scale, I am sure that nobody is ‘black,’ and absolutely nobody is ‘white,’” says artist Angélica Dass.
Since 2012, the Brazilian artist has been photographing people of every color and matching each subject’s skin tone to hues.
ACTIVITY
Starter: Write a summary of her work, including the process and what you think of Angelica Dass’s work. What does it mean to you?
Extension: Write a 50 word or less reflection on not just the process but make a deeper connection to Angelica Dass’s photos from personal experience.
Then create a pantone colour match of a portrait of yourself, you can use a recent clear headshot of yourself or take a new one using the studio (this will be easier to select and change the background as in the video).
I will then get you to add your photo to a folder on the Google Classroom and we will create a grid of all of our photos to print out and display in our room.
Photography with Tiffany 