(In)visible under the city

The project Entre Rios e Ruas

Abstract

The project Entre Rios e Ruas aims at pondering upon the relations between city, environment, and individual, the starting point being the relation that Belo Horizonte has established with rivers and streams in its territory since its foundation. Composed of drawings, photographs, videos, installations, objects and performances, Entre Rios e Ruas sheds new light on the perception of rivers flowing underneath the city and, by pointing out their paths within the urban grid, the work rethinks our relationship with the surroundings. The occupation of urban space and its relation with the environment is a recurrent issue. With the use of metaphor, by enhancing the participation of the viewer, and by means of a spatial experience, the project proposes a re-creation of the city, activated by art and its inventiveness.