UM PORTAL PARA A MATA ATLANTICA
Works on Paper
Um Portal para a Mata Atlântica / A Portal into the Mata Atlantica rainforest, each 70 x 100 cm were made in 2022. The works are elegantly framed with a double tray acrylic frame for a border free finish.
“A series of work on paper using the cyanotype technique highlighting the fragile ecosystem of the Mata Atlantica rainforest in Brazil. Use of 19th century photo processing technique on paper combined with photomontage of typical 19th century frames. Acting as a portal into the Mata Atlantica rainforest. Bringing awareness about deforestation that started in the 19th century which affected much of the biodiversity of the region. The photos, shot in the Tijuca Rainforest of Rio, are inspired from typical iconography of 19th century scientific / botanical expeditions in colonial and imperial Brazil. “