365
At the heart of this video lies a photographic project undertaken between February 22, 2022 and February 21, 2023. For 365 days, José Bértolo captured his daily life with a compact camera, a silent witness portable and inconspicuous enough to carry in his pocket. As a visual diary, '365' explores the interplay between living and photographing (living to photograph… photographing to live…), and, above all, examines the experience of living through photography. At its core, it’s an intimate calendar that, by virtue of being a calendar, became universal in nature.
This video was first exhibited at Casa do Comum, Lisbon, Portugal. February 22, 2025.