Desert Rivers

observations during the building process of the work Dead Water

Authors

  • Marilene Cardoso Ribeiro University for the Creative Arts / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG

Keywords:

Hydropower Plants, Socio-environmental Impacts, Rivers, Riverside Dwellers, Photography, Collaboration

Abstract

This essay draws upon the author’s reflection on the transformation of rivers, individuals and riverine communitites as a consequence of the building of dams for hydropower purposes – reflection that emerged from what she experienced during her fieldwork and from the encounters she had with the participants of the documentary project Dead Water. The essay is set out as a piece that embraces image and text and aims to introduce the concept of deserted rivers, departing from the author’s perceptions and interpretations as the Dead Water project is carried out.

Author Biography

  • Marilene Cardoso Ribeiro, University for the Creative Arts / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG

    Artista Visual; Doutora em Artes Criativas/Fotografia pela University for the Creative Arts; Mestre em Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo de Vida Silvestre pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG); Colaboradora do Latin America Bureau e do Fast Forward – Women in Photography

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Published

2020-05-22

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 e 2 (2019): Energy

Section

Visual Arts

How to Cite

Desert Rivers: observations during the building process of the work Dead Water. Revista da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, v. 26, n. 1 e 2, p. 152–167, 2020. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistadaufmg/article/view/15993. Acesso em: 18 dec. 2024.