Fragmented Frames

“Fragmented Frames” explores the importance of Rio de Janeiro landscape for a society that is constantly disrupted and left with no hope by its government disorder and negligent behavior. Exploring my personal photo archive over the years, I reflect on identity, memory, and imagination, proposing new ways to look at photographs of my hometown and shifting our attention from their descriptive qualities to subjective readings. In each image, I make interventions that stimulate emotional and sensorial experiences and re-signify landscapes as we see them. The Neo-Concrete art movement (that happened in Rio de Janeiro between the late 50s and 60s) has been a reference for my work due to its relationship between life and art-making. Works by Lygia Clark and Helio Oiticica were influential on my experimentation with playful, geometrical shapes. In "Fragmented Frames", I continue my research on the notion of time in the photographic image using film photos and geometric interventions. This project reveals locals enjoying the beach, a natural recreational space, where unites people from all backgrounds. Rio de Janeiro is a city filled with contrasts, being social inequality a big part of the cities tension. Nature in Rio is more than recreational, it’s necessary.