Quimeras no autorretrato: Virginia Oldoïni e Claude Cahun

Abstract

Artists have been producing photographic self-portraits as forms of creative expression and to question the representation of the feminine. In the development of this paper it was decided to show two photographers: Virginia Oldoïni and Claude Cahun. The approach of this study is qualitative and a descriptive way for the objectives. The focus is the different identities assumed by the photographers and their self-representations. Simultaneously, the role they played in the history of photography is highlighted and their contributions to the production of self-portraits, as a way of artistic expression, that continue to inspire contemporary artists.