CAIO REISEWITZ
2014-08-12One of Brazil’s leading contemporary photographers, Caio Reisewitz (b. 1967) has produced a remarkable body of work during the past 15 years, concentrating almost exclusively on Brazilian subjects. His large-scale color photographs explore the changing relation of the city and the countryside in a period of feverish economic development. Many of Reisewitz’s photographs testify to his fascination with the architectural heritage of Brazil’s colonial period, as well as its innovative 20th-century modernist architecture. Other imposing works portray the pristine landscapes and dense forests around his hometown of São Paulo—areas that are now threatened by urban sprawl. His smaller-format photocollages take a very different direction, employing a playful, jazz-like visual approach. In these works, tiny photographic images of urban environments are scattered within scenes presenting the green expanses of Brazil’s forests.
Exhibition runs through to September 7th, 2014
Opposite – Garrapata Beach, 1956
International Center of Photography
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street
New York
10036
