Huge images of local women’s faces have been emblazoned across one of Brazil’s most dangerous shanty towns, Favela da Providencia. Renowned French photographer and street artist JR traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to meet women for who crime, violent loss of loved ones and arbitrary repression are part of everyday life.
Through a series of striking portraits the project named “Women Are Heroes”, JR aims to share the stories of these women who have led difficult lives by virtue of their surroundings. Coming from different origins and generations, you reach their stories and understand their vision of life in the context of conflict. In each photo you can see a different part of the women’s expression of life. This perspective unites hill and asphalt to give a face to the favela. Blown up and displayed on the facades of houses in the favela, the sheer size of the images will ensure that their presence is felt in the street.
This art project is completely independent and not sponsored by any institution or brand. It has also taken place in Sudan, Sierra Leone, Kenya and Liberia, and will move on to India, Cambodia, Laos and Morocco after Brazil.
More photos and information on the “Women Are Heroes” project:
http://28millimetres.com/women
http://jr-art.net/
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Beautiful shooting
Reply to Fubizsuper-cool project. the hillside looks stunning!
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Reply to mrtoboThe murals look great when they are bunched together on the hillside like that, they should do this in Los Angeles!
Reply to IE MUSICGood job!
Reply to Marcio Aloisio de OliveiraI guess, Women of Brazil has a very great suffering!!!
I’m very sorry for those people …
but Look on the bright side.
very interesting
Reply to jennyI like any artwork that helps us to know about individual lives, particularly those whose lives we are so often lead to overlook. These images are haunting and they confer a real power on this place. Thank you for posting links to the other locations included in the project, their effect is stunning.
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