the heavily shielded police and the aftermath of the dead in a half-destroyed Maidan Square
making it one of the city’s oldest street fairs
Gender is suspended
This image captures perfectly the energy and passion of his light-footed subjects as they show off their dance moves in an upscale ballroom
from his early black-and-white work in the raucous holiday parks and sleepy supermarkets of rural England to his more recent colour photography of bustling tourist attractions and must-see destinations from across the globe
Fine Print: High on spice, Bristol, England, GB, 2018 Image size:26.3 x 31.4 in (66.5 x 80 cm) the heavily shielded police andBringing together five interconnected series produced between 2016 and 2020, Subida al Cielo establishes the foundations of Ribeira's mature practice. Moving across different communities, territories and institutional contexts, the work creates spaces of encounter that transcend social and structural divisions. Through a carefully constructed visual language, documentary experience gives way to images shaped by gesture, ritual and the human figure,