The world is inundated by bad news regarding Brazilian favelas (slums). Spanish artist Dionísio González brings a breath of fresh air to the story, commenting on the problem with beauty.
His “An Assembled City” series superimposes photos of shantytowns, which portray the awkward aesthetics of poverty, with images of modern contemporary buildings with geometric forms created from scratch. The result is a startling and intriguing blend of colors and textures, depicting a contrasting duality that is so familiar to those who live in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
However, González’s work does not end with the photographic montages: he is also engaged in dialog with the local government in an attempt to transform the modern buildings, mainly conceived to serve as social centers, into reality, thus offering more leisure spaces to the slum dwellers.
Contributed by Mauricio Soares (@mausoares)
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Olha, eu achei lindo! …. e lembrei de uma expo super legal, cujo nome nao consegui lembrar, sobre a origem das favelas… eram nada mais que palafitas sobre o mar. Foram crescendo, desencruando e subindo os morros.
Sobraram as falsas palafitas, feitas pro mar destruir em tempos de adaptacao as mudancas climaticas.
Eu sempre sonhei em morar numa bela palafita… mas enfim, em tempos de mares revoltos e gelo derretendo, o risco cresceu e o espaco diminuiu.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:10 pm