EXHIBITION | LEONARDO FINOTTI: RIVER FRAMED
Credits: Gui Gomes
On display from June 4th to July 31st, 2016.
With a background in architecture and urbanism, Leonardo Finotti has become one of the main Brazilian architecture photographers. His exhibition, held by the Museu da Casa Brasileira, presented 80 previously unpublished works about the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Unlike the usual 2:3 and color format, with which the photographer works most, the photographs in the exhibition were in B&W and square, in dimensions 80 cm x 80 cm. This clipping established a new relationship between Finotti and his collection of images collected in Rio de Janeiro, which began in 2007 and consisted of almost 5,000 photos. His collection is largely characterized by the use of color. In this series, however, the B&W incited new discoveries outside the explicit color pattern, revealing different aspects of the city that we find with this new look.
Opening of the Show
Credits: Erika de Faria
The desire to pay tribute to Rio de Janeiro came with the city’s 450th anniversary, in 2015, which was strengthened with a new foray by the photographer into modern architecture that is very present in the city. MAM-RJ, by Affonso Reidy, and Casa das Canoas, by Oscar Niemeyer, were some of the projects registered, in addition to natural and urban landscapes. Public and private, interior and exterior make up the objects photographed by Finotti.
Images Published at the Exhibition
Credits: Disclosure
The exhibition, a conceptual and immersive photo-installation, allowed the apprehension of each work individually, as well as the appreciation of the strength of the set, expressing the grandeur of the city and its relationship with nature through the interventions of man, especially architecture. The curatorship and exhibition were by Michelle Jean de Castro, and production by Lama.SP.
Media Highlights
Printed
O Globo RJ | Folha de S. Paulo | A Tribuna de Santos | Divirta-se Estadão | Diário Oficial do Estado de SP
Online
Folha de S. Paulo | Arqart | Galeria da Arquitetura | Select | Casa Projeto e Estilo | Armazém da Decoração | Fashion Forward
About the Artist
Leonardo Finotti is a Brazilian photographer from São Paulo with photos published in the main magazines specialized in architecture in the world. He represented Brazil at two Venice Biennale, the Buenos Aires International Architecture Biennale and the Mercosul Bienal. His work was also exhibited in exhibitions at the Triennale di Milano (Italy), DAM (Germany), MOT (Japan), MAR (Brazil), in addition to integrating collections in public and private institutions in Germany, Portugal, France, and Austria. In 2008, Finotti participated in the New York MoMA exhibition “Latin America in Construction: Architecture 1955-1980”, when the museum acquired 15 works for its collection.
About MCB
The Museu da Casa Brasileira, an institution of the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy of the State of São Paulo that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020, is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the material culture of the Brazilian house, being the only museum in the country specializing in architecture and design. The MCB’s program includes temporary and long-term exhibitions, with an agenda that also includes educational service activities, debates, lectures and publications contextualizing the museum’s vocation for the formation of critical thinking on themes such as architecture, urbanism, housing, economy creative, urban mobility and sustainability. Among its numerous initiatives, the MCB Design Award, the main award in the segment in the country, held since 1986, stand out; and the Casas do Brasil project, to rescue and preserve the memory of the rich diversity of living in the country.
Realization: MCB and Obra Comunicação
Support: Hotel Emiliano, LAMA SP, Estúdio Logos
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