Description
„Paradise is here, hell is here, madness is here, passion is here.“ This statement of the renowned Brazilian composer and singer Francis Himes about Rio became Peter Bauza‘s motto when he photographed the people of Copacabana Palace. The six blocks of this uncompleted housing compound have become a place of shelter and hope for some 300 ‘sem teto, sem terra’ families ‘without roof or land’. Peter Bauza’s superbly perceptive pictures form a highly poetic tale of their lives, their everyday moments of joy and sadness, their needs and illusions, but also of beauty and strength and the co-existence community that has emerged in these precarious circumstances. Copacabana Palace is a typical example of the fight for survival of millions of Brazilians in similar situations while the government goes through one of its most severe political and economic crises, yet spends billions on infrastructure for world sports events.
EXHIBITIONS
* Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany, 27 April – 8 Juni 2018
* Galerie für Fotografie, Hannover, Germany, 15 February – 1 April 2018
* Quartiers du Monde, Grenoble, France, 1 November – 26 November 2017
* Annie Boulat Cosmos Gallery, Paris, France, March 2017
* Oficina Fotografiche Milano, December 2016 – February 2017
* Foianofotografia, Foiano della Chiana, Italy, 4 November – 27 November 2016
* Siena International Photo Award, Siena, Italy, 29 October – 30 November 2016
* Daejeon Modern History Exhibition Hall, Daejeon, South Korea, 20 October 2016 – 20 January 2017
* Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Quito, Ecuador, 29 September – 23 October 2016
* Fotofestival Visa pour l’Image, Perpignan, France, 27 August – 16 September 2016
