Pulando no Mar,
2024
Pulando no Mar captures a moment Mesa had long hoped to photograph: young people leaping from the rocks into the sea in Rio. The scene holds an immediacy shaped by movement, sunlight, and the unguarded energy of the boys he depicts. Mesa’s framing emphasizes the spontaneity of the gesture rather than stretching it into symbol. The coastal setting deepens the sense of atmosphere without dominating the composition. The photograph sits within the artist’s ongoing interest in the presence and everyday lives of carioca youth. Through this attention, the work becomes a record of vitality and fleeting, unconstructed joy.
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Artwork is printed edge-to-edge. No white borders or framing are included.
David Mesa (b. 1995, Pereira, Colombia) is a New York/ Berlin–based photographer whose practice moves between photo-documentary and fashion. His interest in image-making began at 14, when he inherited his father’s camera and became absorbed in the complexity of composition, light, and posture. Over time, he developed a distinct visual language that brings vulnerability and sensuality into dialogue with both staged and everyday contexts.
Mesa’s work explores intimacy, desire, and identity, often through the male body and queer narratives. His photographs trace the intersections of migration, memory, and belonging — reflecting on how lived experience shapes both personal and collective histories. Through his lens, the ordinary becomes charged with tenderness and complexity; each image a gesture toward connection.
