FRAGMENTS
Dublin Core
Title
FRAGMENTS
Subject
Street
Description
Page by page, this book gives materiality and makes visible scenes, snapshots and situations
without ever limiting itself to a specific genre, discipline or subcategory of photography. On the
contrary, Eric Oliveira blurs the stylistic boundaries, moving with virtuosity through pictorialism,
abstraction, chromaticism and experimental photography, to then enter documentary, landscape
architecture and even macro photography, refuting the regulatory aspects of the ways in which
we usually relate to photographic narratives. The sequentiality seeks to converge sensitive
images that are apparently dissociated into the same narrative, which allows the photos/frames
to act on the interpretation of each other.
In the context of visual metaphors, it is also important to highlight the interpretative syntheses
and the production of meanings generated by Fragments. Far from the intention of translating
the essence of an unfathomable city into images, Eric Oliveira prioritizes the collateral feelings
and sensations obtained through contact with each photograph. The aim is not to limit each
frame to a concrete event, but rather to release the symptoms of time and the implicit
discourses in the juxtaposition of colors, shapes, words, characters, textures and grooves.
Completely disregarding standardized approaches, his photographs claim the function of
reimagining a multifaceted city where visual identities compete and permeate every corner and
location. The concerns and ambivalences inherent to this journey pave the way for Londoners
themselves to relive, observe and feel attentively the city they inhabit.
In Fragments, his second authorial book, Eric Oliveira metabolizes all his technique by visually
discussing a city that welcomes him and makes him overflow. In this fragmented imagination
between the exceptional and the mundane, photography stands out as a powerful form of
expression capable of reflecting on history, identity and transience. Each of these fragments can
be an invitation to a new story, waiting to be seen through the lens of a camera.
text by :Daniel Gonzalez Xavier
without ever limiting itself to a specific genre, discipline or subcategory of photography. On the
contrary, Eric Oliveira blurs the stylistic boundaries, moving with virtuosity through pictorialism,
abstraction, chromaticism and experimental photography, to then enter documentary, landscape
architecture and even macro photography, refuting the regulatory aspects of the ways in which
we usually relate to photographic narratives. The sequentiality seeks to converge sensitive
images that are apparently dissociated into the same narrative, which allows the photos/frames
to act on the interpretation of each other.
In the context of visual metaphors, it is also important to highlight the interpretative syntheses
and the production of meanings generated by Fragments. Far from the intention of translating
the essence of an unfathomable city into images, Eric Oliveira prioritizes the collateral feelings
and sensations obtained through contact with each photograph. The aim is not to limit each
frame to a concrete event, but rather to release the symptoms of time and the implicit
discourses in the juxtaposition of colors, shapes, words, characters, textures and grooves.
Completely disregarding standardized approaches, his photographs claim the function of
reimagining a multifaceted city where visual identities compete and permeate every corner and
location. The concerns and ambivalences inherent to this journey pave the way for Londoners
themselves to relive, observe and feel attentively the city they inhabit.
In Fragments, his second authorial book, Eric Oliveira metabolizes all his technique by visually
discussing a city that welcomes him and makes him overflow. In this fragmented imagination
between the exceptional and the mundane, photography stands out as a powerful form of
expression capable of reflecting on history, identity and transience. Each of these fragments can
be an invitation to a new story, waiting to be seen through the lens of a camera.
text by :Daniel Gonzalez Xavier
Creator
Photographer Eric Oliveira - All right reserved 2026
Publisher
Self Published
Date
2025
Format
170gsm Silk Paper with Hard Cover
Photobook Item Type Metadata
Dimensions
21cm x21cm
Number of Pages
102
Number of images
79 images
Edition Size
200 printed - less than 40 left
Place of Publication
London - UK
Designer
Leandro Rodriguez
Editor
Eric Oliveira
Printer
-
ISBN
-
Website
www.ericoliveira.com
URL Link to project
https://www.instagram.com/p/DFsNntbocoC/
Where to buy
info@ericoliveira.com
Collection
Citation
ericoliveira, “FRAGMENTS,” Photobook Cafe Photobook Collection, accessed August 30, 2026, https://www.photobookcafe-archive.co.uk/items/show/2360.