Maré from the Inside: Race, Gender and Utopia in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas Photographs, films, and texts...

Maré from the Inside: Race, Gender and Utopia in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas
Maré from the Inside is an interactive multi-media exhibit developed by artists, activists, and academics from Complexo da Maré, a group of 16 contiguous favelas (informal and marginalised neighbourhoods) in Rio de Janeiro. The exhibit's photographs, films, and texts present Maré and its residents in all their vibrancy, diversity, and contradictions. In so doing, the collaborative project leverages art's pedagogical potential to contribute to a more nuanced public understanding of favelas. The favela, after all, is both a product of the structural forces of slavery, colonialism, and capitalism, as well as a geography of resistance in which Black, Indigenous, and other marginalised Brazilian communities have refused to be overdetermined by these interlocking systems of oppression. From this perspective, favelas are also an ongoing project, a desire for utopia, and a dream.

When and Where
Maré from the Inside will be located on the ground and first floors of the Theatre Arts Building from March 15th until May 25th.

Guided tours (starting in Arts Lecture Foyer):
Friday, March 15th: 3:30pm — 5pm (followed by a catered reception)
Monday, March 18th: 3:30pm — 5pm