About the work:
In 2014, I documented the blissful moments of people and crowds in the middle of a live music concert. I wanted to feel their bliss. In retrospect, these are a self-portrait of someone I wanted to be: young, excited, and free. I asked the dancers to dance as if no one was watching to a tune in their heads. Now, in 2021, what I captured in these images feels like a time long passed—a time where we all were experiencing bliss. The 21 pieces that make up The Bliss Project are a symbolic gesture to portray our lives before the pandemic and to project optimism about the future.
About the artist:
Alejandro works with photography and video to explore issues of identity, place, and the environment. His work has been exhibited widely and is in the collections of major international museums.
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Bliss #1
Bliss #4
Bliss #7
Bliss #10
Bliss #13
Bliss #16
Bliss #19
Bliss #2
Bliss #5
Bliss #8
Bliss #11
Bliss #14
Bliss #17
Bliss #20
Bliss #3
Bliss #6
Bliss #9
Bliss #12
Bliss #15
Bliss #18
Bliss #21