Yo+Yo, a personal project interfering on my father’s photography archive from the 60’s.

During a period of 2 years (1960-62) my father was deployed to the Gaza Strip as a young lieutenant, part of the Brazilian contingent of the United Nations emergency force. They were sent as an observation force to monitor the conflict between Egypt, Israel, France and the United Kingdom after the invasion of the Suez Canal.

This project is a visual memoir of sorts of the photographs he had taken while deployed. His accounts captured the daily life inside the military compound, the region and myriad of self portraits reflecting his position not only as a photojournalist but also as an infantryman.

1. Prints - Mixed Media on photography paper - 24 x 34 inches (60 cm x 68 cm)
2. Yo+Yo book #1 unique copy (Mixed Media on photography paper)