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BRASIL


2004

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BRASIL
2004

Rio

“We’re living through one hell of a war here. I was born in the favela of Rocinha, and I’ll die here. What the guys around me need most of all is self-esteem. My pals die young. I help the kids to understand that it doesn’t have to be that way.” Tiana

Abstracts

"One month ago, a 'war' between the favela of Rocinha and that of Vigidal resulted in around sixty victims (I wonder who established this tally?). Rio was partially paralyzed. The rise of psychosis made the front pages of papers for a time, and even occupied several columns in international dailies. The government announced measures almost amounting to a state of emergency, as well as police reinforcements for the army…

When we left the ultra-chic seaside and beaches of Ipadema and Lebon, the standing suddenly took a plunge. A shabby area with housing-estate-style buildings and the atmosphere of a Communist suburb in Kabul offered a brief transition before we reached the threshold of the Rocinha favela. Our Brazilian capoeira champion was waiting for us with her 'pals', but this didn’t help us to feel any more at ease."

Extract from Zoé Zoé, Femmes du mondes, 2007, Éditions Gallimard

Works

BRASIL 3005
Tiane, 2004

Rio, Brazil Paulo
Gouache on paper
40 x 30 cm

BRASIL 3002
Tiane 2, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Felt pen enhanced contact sheet
47 x 32 cm

BRASIL 2048
Cendrillon des poubelles, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Silver print
66 x 100 cm

BRASIL 3007
Tiane, Garota de Sao Paulo, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Silver print
24 x 36 cm

BRASIL 2056
Dercy, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Gouache on paper
46 x 37 cm

BRASIL 2058
Dercy 2, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Silver print
80 x 64 cm

BRASIL 2060
Dercy 3, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Silver print
50 x 70 cm

BRASIL 2064
Tiana, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Gouache on paper
46 x 37 cm

BRASIL 2065
Favela da Rocinha, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Pencil on paper
32 x 41 cm

BRASIL 3009
Da Rocinha, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Silver print
40 x 50 cm

BRASIL 3011
Da Rocinha 2, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Silver print
40 x 50 cm

BRASIL 2073
Tiana da Rocinha, 2004

Rio, Brazil
C-Print
49 x 150 cm

BRASIL 3013
Capoeira, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Silver print
24 x 36 cm

BRASIL 3018
Lagoa, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Gouache on paper
42 x 66 cm

BRASIL 2079
Estudiantina musical, 2004

Rio, Brazil
Gouache on paper
40 x 40 cm

Maps

BRASIL 2045
Brazil, 2004

Gouache on paper
80 x 120 cm

Making-of

Film by Marc Jampolsky

Images by Eduardo Aguier

Books

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