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{{Short description|Colombian visual artist}}
{{Short description|Colombian visual artist}}
'''Erika Diettes''' (born 1978) is a Colombian visual artist.
'''Erika Diettes''' (born 1978) is a Colombian visual artist. Born in [[Cali|Cali, Columbia]] <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Alasdair |date=2021-04-23 |title=Erika Diettes: A Poet of Grief and Humanity |url=https://talking-pictures.net.au/2021/04/24/erika-diettes/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=~ Talking Pictures ~ |language=en-US}}</ref> she currently lives and works in [[Bogotá|Bogota]], Columbia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Erika Diettes |url=https://www.lensculture.com/erikadiettes |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=LensCulture |language=en}}</ref> At the age of 15 Erika and her family moved to [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]] where her father worked as a police attaché at the Columbian Embassy. Once settled into her new school she began to study art, ceramics, theatre and photography.<ref name=":0" /> Her parents were supportive of Erika's artistic goals and her mother gifted Erika her first camera which she used in creating her first book ''Silencios.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Méndez |first=María Gabriela |date=Mié, 05/09/2018 - 14:15 |title=Erika Diettes: Transformar el duelo de un país |url=https://www.bienestarcolsanitas.com/articulo/erika-diettes |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.bienestarcolsanitas.com |language=es}}</ref> She attended the [[Pontifical Xavierian University|Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá]]<ref name="LensCulture">{{cite web |title=Erika Diettes |url=https://www.lensculture.com/erikadiettes |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=LensCulture}}</ref> where she received a degree in social communications<ref name=":0" />, the [[University of Los Andes (Colombia)|Universidad de los Andes Bogota]] where she received her MA in Anthropology<ref name=":0" />.
Born in [[Cali|Cali, Columbia]] <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Alasdair |date=2021-04-23 |title=Erika Diettes: A Poet of Grief and Humanity |url=https://talking-pictures.net.au/2021/04/24/erika-diettes/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=~ Talking Pictures ~ |language=en-US}}</ref> she currently lives and works in [[Bogotá|Bogota]], Columbia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Erika Diettes |url=https://www.lensculture.com/erikadiettes |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=LensCulture |language=en}}</ref> At the age of 15 Erika and her family moved to [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]] where her father worked as a police attaché at the Columbian Embassy. Once settled into her new school she began to study art, ceramics, theatre and photography.<ref name=":0" /> Her parents were supportive of Erika's artistic goals and her mother gifted Erika her first camera which she used in creating her first book ''Silencios.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Méndez |first=María Gabriela |date=Mié, 05/09/2018 - 14:15 |title=Erika Diettes: Transformar el duelo de un país |url=https://www.bienestarcolsanitas.com/articulo/erika-diettes |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.bienestarcolsanitas.com |language=es}}</ref> She attended the [[Pontifical Xavierian University|Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá]]<ref name="LensCulture">{{cite web |title=Erika Diettes |url=https://www.lensculture.com/erikadiettes |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=LensCulture}}</ref> where she received a degree in social communications<ref name=":0" />, the [[University of Los Andes (Colombia)|Universidad de los Andes Bogota]] where she received her MA in Anthropology<ref name=":0" />.


Diettes is best known for her series of portraits titled ''Sudarios,'' this photography project is made up photographs of women who were forced to witness the torture of their loved ones during the [[Colombian conflict]].<ref name="SLUEDU">{{cite web |title=Erika Diettes: Stories Told from the Threshold |url=https://www.slu.edu/mocra/voices-podcast/erika-diettes-stories-told-from-the-threshold.php |website=www.slu.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref name="LIVECHO">{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Laura |title=20 shrouds follow the Moon as Cathedral's latest stunning artwork |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/suspended-shrouds-follow-moon-liverpool-15944349 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en |date=8 March 2019}}</ref> Her work is included in the collections of the [[Museum of Fine Arts Houston]]<ref name="MFAH">{{cite web |title=Erika Diettes: Sudario #9 |url=https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/127180/sudario-9 |website=mfah.org}}</ref>, the [[Santa Barbara Museum of Art]], <ref name="SBMA">{{cite web |title=No. 73 |url=http://collections.sbma.net/objects/31664/no-73?ctx=14dcf07e-26da-4f59-a589-8305db55f1ac&idx=0 |website=collections.sbma.net}}</ref> Museums of Modern Art of Bogotá, Cali, Medellín and Barranquilla, the National Museum of Colombia, the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Santiago de Chile, Centro Cultural recoleta in Buenos Aires.<ref name=":1" />
Diettes is best known for her series of portraits titled ''Sudarios,'' this photography project is made up photographs of women who were forced to witness the torture of their loved ones during the [[Colombian conflict]].<ref name="SLUEDU">{{cite web |title=Erika Diettes: Stories Told from the Threshold |url=https://www.slu.edu/mocra/voices-podcast/erika-diettes-stories-told-from-the-threshold.php |website=www.slu.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref name="LIVECHO">{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Laura |title=20 shrouds follow the Moon as Cathedral's latest stunning artwork |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/suspended-shrouds-follow-moon-liverpool-15944349 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en |date=8 March 2019}}</ref> Her work is included in the collections of the [[Museum of Fine Arts Houston]]<ref name="MFAH">{{cite web |title=Erika Diettes: Sudario #9 |url=https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/127180/sudario-9 |website=mfah.org}}</ref>, the [[Santa Barbara Museum of Art]], <ref name="SBMA">{{cite web |title=No. 73 |url=http://collections.sbma.net/objects/31664/no-73?ctx=14dcf07e-26da-4f59-a589-8305db55f1ac&idx=0 |website=collections.sbma.net}}</ref> Museums of Modern Art of Bogotá, Cali, Medellín and Barranquilla, the National Museum of Colombia, the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Santiago de Chile, Centro Cultural recoleta in Buenos Aires.<ref name=":1" />


== Written Works ==
== Written works ==


* ''Silencios (2005)''
* ''Silencios (2005)''
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[[Category:Portrait photographers]]
[[Category:Portrait photographers]]


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Revision as of 18:30, 19 April 2024

Erika Diettes (born 1978) is a Colombian visual artist. Born in Cali, Columbia [1] she currently lives and works in Bogota, Columbia.[2] At the age of 15 Erika and her family moved to Washington DC where her father worked as a police attaché at the Columbian Embassy. Once settled into her new school she began to study art, ceramics, theatre and photography.[1] Her parents were supportive of Erika's artistic goals and her mother gifted Erika her first camera which she used in creating her first book Silencios.[3] She attended the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá[4] where she received a degree in social communications[1], the Universidad de los Andes Bogota where she received her MA in Anthropology[1].

Diettes is best known for her series of portraits titled Sudarios, this photography project is made up photographs of women who were forced to witness the torture of their loved ones during the Colombian conflict.[5][6] Her work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston[7], the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, [8] Museums of Modern Art of Bogotá, Cali, Medellín and Barranquilla, the National Museum of Colombia, the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Santiago de Chile, Centro Cultural recoleta in Buenos Aires.[2]

Written works

  • Silencios (2005)
  • Rio Abajo (2008)
  • Noticia al aire...Memoria en vivo (2010)
  • Sudarios (2012)[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Foster, Alasdair (2021-04-23). "Erika Diettes: A Poet of Grief and Humanity". ~ Talking Pictures ~. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Erika Diettes". LensCulture. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ Méndez, María Gabriela (Mié, 05/09/2018 - 14:15). "Erika Diettes: Transformar el duelo de un país". www.bienestarcolsanitas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Erika Diettes". LensCulture. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Erika Diettes: Stories Told from the Threshold". www.slu.edu.
  6. ^ Davis, Laura (8 March 2019). "20 shrouds follow the Moon as Cathedral's latest stunning artwork". Liverpool Echo.
  7. ^ "Erika Diettes: Sudario #9". mfah.org.
  8. ^ "No. 73". collections.sbma.net.
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