
His installation entitled ‘Errante’ (ever moving, like the Brazilian city itself), consists of a series of raised trees in a 200 square meters area of the river. Thanks to steel cables and an iron structure, the artist managed to build a hanging garden in a neglected zone of the city, looking for the contrast between the trees and a part of São Paulo without any trace of nature, where wild urban development has ruled for years. That is why the artist chose this part of the metropolis, because of its inner conflict — an area where green has apparently been forgotten, but that indeed possesses an intense human vitality.
The work of the Mexican artist, who is now based in Brazil, is known for his use of floating structures and weightless public installations which aim to involve citizens and to shed lights on forgotten places or problems of contemporary urban life.
In de afgelopen jaren hebben we onderzoek gedaan naar het fenomeen stadverlaters. In dit rapport kijken we naar hun drijfveren en de kansen die deze trend biedt voor het platteland.
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