No Olho da Rua (In the Eye of the Street) Archive 2: Edited by Martin Parr Rare18 Zines over 12 Months Limited Edition of 200 per edition Paperback a5 selfcovering 40 to 44 Pages Mrel 2020 In 1995, artists Julian Germain (UK), Patricia Azevedo and Murilo Godoy (BR) began working on No Olho da Rua (In the Eye of the Street) in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte. Their proposal was to put cameras into the hands of street children, young people living chaotic lives on the margins of society who had rarely, if ever, been
the Kunsthalle Wien (2010) and the Ukrainian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2007)
I try to catch my life – it seems that it slips every time out of my hands
The book’s gatefolds mark intervals in this rhythmic crescendo
That outrage only grew as parts of the conservative spectrum belittled the danger that I have been perceiving the country to be in
In this book
Central Europe
is not only an artist’s performance for the camera
Yet they drink Coca Cola and wear the latest fashion as shown on MTV
Experimenting with collages and unique hand-coloured pieces
and present and question the future of the still small-scale
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fragmented bodies