Daniel Sul was born in Rio de Janeiro and was vastly influenced by Brazil’s syncretic mysticism and its pantheistic nature. His work emerges from a search for the unknown and its invisible transcendence, creating an intangible presence that can only be subtly felt. He wanders through the world, pursuing a deeper investigation of absence, the uncanny, and the human urge to find answers where none can be grasped. Rather than simply documenting what he encounters, he invokes new realities, inviting viewers to inhabit the same charged spiritual space he traverses. Luring the audience into a vast darkness, his images act as beacons and anchors, helping him and others navigate an enigmatic universe constantly lurking beyond reason.
With a degree in Cinema from UNA Belo Horizonte's university (2011), followed by a second degree in Photography, from the Istituto Europeo di Design, IED Milan (2016), a master's degree in Documentary and Artistic Photography from the IDEP faculty of Barcelona (2017), and a specialization in Archiving and Cataloging of Photography at the CFP Bauer School in Milan (2018). I have been working with Photography and Video since 2011 for clients such as Google, Bulgary, Addidas, Motorola, Alpha Romeo, and others.
My work has been exhibited at the Mia Photo Fair in Milan, Italy (2016), at FIF in Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2020), has been published by La Repubblica, Italy (2017), exhibited in the Sociedade Fluminense de Fotografia in Niterói, Brazil (2023), shown in the Festival of Photography Foto em Pauta in Tiradentes, Brazil, (2023 and 2025), at the Galeria Eixo Reserva in Niterói, Brazil (2023 and 2025), exhibited at the Galeria Amarathi in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2025) and at the MAC in Niterói with my first solo exhibition called Yvy Maraēy, Brazil (2024).
Daniel currently lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, between the sea and the tropical forest.
Press:
https://d.repubblica.it/attualita/2017/05/12/foto/giovani_fotografi_nuovi_talenti_fotografia_daniel_sul-3526459/1/
http://www.2020.fif.art.br/portfolio/daniel-sul/
https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/tags/exposicao-yvy-maraey-terra-sem-males
https://niteroi.rj.gov.br/2024/06/03/yvy-maraey-a-terra-sem-males-exposicao-aborda-jornada-pela-busca-ancestral-dos-guarani-no-mac-niteroi/
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5XTs9hR0HkTLZiUDaAAa8i - Radio Interview (Portuguese only)
https://www.tempotemalma.com.br/_files/ugd/52433b_e4bda7d8e7934927bd3a719302207ab7.pdf