What does it mean to capture the dark moments of our history in real time?
I’ve been witnessing the powerful work of Adriano Kalin, who has been photographing and documenting protests, including the ICE raids in Chicago, Minneapolis, and other parts of the US. Adriano gives us an in-depth and intimate look at what it means to give voice to what is happening in real time, to navigate the growing AI and state surveillance, and to be on the front lines risking safety while being both a person of color and disabled in this work. We unpack a lot of this here on this episode. Please share and follow Adriano on IG at adriano_kalin.
Bio
Adriano Kalin is a disabled documentary photographer specializing in social justice. He draws on his experience as an Afro-Indigenous Brazilian adoptee, with dual U.S. and Brazilian citizenship, to examine race, identity and oppression within the United States. Adriano’s current work is dedicated to documenting ICE abuses and atrocities in cities across the United States. Adriano graduated with a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and lives in Chicago with his wife and three cats.
