VHILS, Expropriation and demolition process (2013). Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Ahead of the 2014
World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, the oldest Favela in Rio de Janeiro, home to
thousands, is seeing a $65 million redevelopment project which includes a cable
car, funicular tram and new roads. The bulk of this investment will not reach
the inhabitants. With 832 houses marked for demolition (nearly one third of the
community), the expropriation procedure is deeply affecting the lives of the
people who only recently had celebrated the pacification process that had freed
the historic slum from a history of violence.
In September/October 2012, Portuguese urban artist Vhils and his team spent a month at Providência developing an art project that spoke out to the people in the light of the expropriation and demolition process, carving the portraits of some of those who have been evicted on what remained of their homes.
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In September/October 2012, Portuguese urban artist Vhils and his team spent a month at Providência developing an art project that spoke out to the people in the light of the expropriation and demolition process, carving the portraits of some of those who have been evicted on what remained of their homes.
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