METAMORPHOSIS. BRAZIL 1998
Exhibition in the Weltmuseum Wien from 5th December 2019 until 6th September 2020
with the series Earth from my river and the Deforestation of the rainforest
Earth from my river, Brazil 1998
This series describes in a poetic way the work of the ceramic artist Izer Campos and the mystical world of the Amazonas and the people living there. The photographs document the process of how she scoops the clay out of the river that she turns into organic works of art. Inspired by her environment, her sensual objects talk about the beauty of nature in the tropical forests.
rain forest, brazil 1998
family trip, brazil 1998
bath in the river, brazil 1998
Izer scooping clay out of the river, brazil 1998
clay transport, brazil 1998
ferryman, brazil 1998
everyday life by the river, brazil 1998
little amazon girl, brazil 1998
Izer working in her studio, brazil 1998
kneading hands, brazil 1998
bowls with water, brazil 1998
sculptures in a row, brazil 1998
All photographs from the series “earth from my river” are gelatin silver prints and are available in different formats and limited editions.
format 50 x 75 cm /edition 11 + 1AP / 1.150.- euro, format 40 x 60 cm / edition 11 + 1AP/ 950.- euro,
format 30 x 45 cm /edition 11 + 1AP / 750.- euro, format 24 x 30 cm / edition 11 + 1AP/ 650.- euro.
Part of the sales price will be donated to a rainforest project. Please contact me for further information: andrea@altemueller.de
The Deforestation of the rainforest, Brazil 1998
More than twenty years ago I documented the deforestation of the rainforest as well as the coal workers in Paragominas in the Brazilian state of Pará – a truly harrowing experience. I felt as if thrust into the inferno and was shocked to see the conditions the coal workers had to live and work in. The smoke made it almost impossible to take pictures and yet the children grew up there with the charcoal kilns as their playground. Unfortunately the deforestation of the rainforest has become an even more pressing matter nowadays. President Jair Bolsonaro and his controversial environmental policies pose a massive threat to the fragile balance of the rainforest as well as the survival of the indigenous population.
felling of a tree, brazil 1998
two loggers with tree trunk, brazil 1998
woodworker at the factory, brazil 1998
tree trunks in the river, brazil 1998
rainforest deforestation, brazil 1998
charcoal burner in front of kiln, brazil 1998
two charcoal workers
portrait of charcoal worker, brazil 1998
children playing on kiln
man stepping out of the inferno, brazil 1998