Workshop – Introduction to black and white photography: the work of Mao Ishikawa as a reference with Hiromi Toma, Tamy Higa e Tami Tahira

On December 20, the workshop Introduction to black and white photography: the work of Mao Ishikawa as a reference with Hiromi Toma, Tamy Higa e Tami Tahira will take place. During the activity, participants will explore introductory techniques of black and white photography, focusing on composition, contrast, lighting, and visual storytelling. The event will take place from 11 am to 1 pm in the Bloomberg Education Space, located on the third floor.

Inspired by the powerful and socially engaged work of Okinawan photographer Mao Ishikawa, the action will analyze how black and white images can convey emotion, identity, and cultural narratives, and is part of Conjugations – Education, part of the public program of the 36th Bienal. Conjugations – Education offers activities inspired by playing, dancing, singing, gaming, and storytelling, inviting the public to actively and playfully immerse themselves in the exhibition, deepening practices of humanity and valuing diverse ways of being and living together.

No previous experience is necessary—just curiosity and a desire to see the world in shades of gray. Required material: your own cell phone.

The activity includes interpretation in Brazilian Sign Language.

Hiromi Toma was born in São Paulo and lives in Osasco (SP). Daughter of parents from Mato Grosso do Sul. She creates as a gesture of prayer to her ancestors. She worked as a workshop leader for “Hajichi – Paninhos de Cera” at SESC Santana and SESC Casa Verde. She was an art educator at the Black Brazil Art Biennial and curator of the Workshop Cycle – Okinawan Crafts at SESC Av Paulista.

Tamy Higa has a degree in Radio, TV, and Internet from the Methodist University of São Paulo and is a visual communication technician from the Paula Souza Center. Since 2013, she has been working in the audiovisual market, mainly in editing. Notable projects include “Nasce uma Rainha (Netflix)”; “The Circle Brasil (Netflix)”; “Liberdade: place of diasporas, ancestries and coexistence” exhibited at JICA in Yokohama, Japan.

Tami Tahira is a visual artist from the University of São Paulo. Born and raised in Guarulhos, she currently works as a teacher in the municipal school system of São Paulo and coordinates the educational program for the exhibition Cartas à Memória [Letters to Memory], about the Asian diaspora in the Americas.

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Workshop – Introduction to black and white photography: the work of Mao Ishikawa as a reference with Hiromi Toma, Tamy Higa e Tami Tahira
36th Bienal de São Paulo – Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice
December 20, 2025
Saturday, 11 am
Bloomberg Education Space, 3rd floor
Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion
Ibirapuera Park, gate 3
Av. Pedro Álvares Cabral, s/n
São Paulo, SP
free admission