Lalo de Almeida brazilian, 1970
Altamira PA, da série Distopia Amazônica / Altamira, PA, from the series Amazonian Dystopia, 2013
Pigmento mineral sobre papel de algodão / Archival pigment print
100 x 66 cm
39 3/8 x 26 in
39 3/8 x 26 in
Edition of 15 plus 2 artist's proofs
© Lalo de Almeida
ALTAMIRA, PA, Brasil, 22/04/2013. Pés de operário sujos de barro em olaria artesanal no riacho Panelas, nos arredores de Altamira. Eles costumavam usar a argila encontrada na planície de inundação...
ALTAMIRA, PA, Brasil, 22/04/2013. Pés de operário sujos de barro em olaria artesanal no riacho Panelas, nos arredores de Altamira. Eles costumavam usar a argila encontrada na planície de inundação do Xingu para a produção de tijolos, mas com o enchimento do reservatório perderam o acesso à matéria-prima. Muitos deles não foram compensados. É mais uma tradição regional que já não existe mais.
English version:
ALTAMIRA, PA, Brazil, 04/22/2013. A worker’s dirty feet with clay at a artisanal brick factory on the Panelas creek in the outskirts of Altamira. They used to use the clay found in the Xingu floodplain to produce bricks, but with the filling of the reservoir they lost access to their raw material. Many of them were not compensated. It’s another regional tradition that no longer exists.
English version:
ALTAMIRA, PA, Brazil, 04/22/2013. A worker’s dirty feet with clay at a artisanal brick factory on the Panelas creek in the outskirts of Altamira. They used to use the clay found in the Xingu floodplain to produce bricks, but with the filling of the reservoir they lost access to their raw material. Many of them were not compensated. It’s another regional tradition that no longer exists.