By C. Ambiaso

AfterImage No. 2, by Ricardo Barros. (Silhouetted version of full-color photograph. A naked woman faces front in lineup with clothed men.)

Stories take many forms, including stories told through the human body. Photographer Ricardo Barros’s nudes address narratives of heroic proportions. He uses the body or, more precisely, creative manifestations of women’s bodies, to address larger truths. His recent work, along with that of sculptor Martha Posner, will be on view at the Dalet Gallery in Philadelphia for the month of May in a show entitled Fabricating Truths, Shaping Stories. (more…)