State of Mind

by Nuno Moreira

"State of Mind" is a photographic series about the individual quality of mysterious strangers. The images were captured over a period of several years traveling in countries such as Japan, Portugal, Hungary, Malaysia, Spain, South Korea, Romania, Russia, Taiwan - and what emerged is a visual narrative on the poetic quality of individuality and what it means to be lost in thoughts.
The State of Mind series is about the “thinking moments” and the uncertain atmosphere surrounding the common people and places encountered on the way.

112 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2013

About the author

Nuno Moreira (1982, Portugal) is a Photographer and Art Director from Portugal.
Nuno has exhibited his work regularly since 2006, in solo and group shows, in Portugal and abroad. Nuno studied cinema, specializing in editorial design and focusing primarily on book-making. Using photography as his main form of inquiry, he explores the role of darkness and mystery as well as the confines of the body through the careful staging of both objects and bodies. The latest projects have taken the form of artist books and are present in public and private collections, most notably, State of Mind (2013), ZONA (2015) She Looks into Me (2018), and ERRATA (2020).
In 2013 he moved to Japan where he lived for about four years - a time that furthered the refinement of his visual language.
Parallel to his artistic practice, he develops his activity as an art director and has been involved in teaching for several years.

Reviews

[Digi M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great black and white photographs. He captures people in mid thought, often on the street or train. All in all a good quality book.