The way to the Human Rights Rio

To create an urban symbolic monument with an educational action in Copacabana

Date:

3 December 2020

Year :

2003

Location :

Siqueira Campos subway station, Rio de Janeiro

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This project exhibits Human Rights in the heart of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Located at the famous Copacabana district, at the entrance of the Siqueira Campos subway station, the artwork presents a huge map of the neighborhood with images of underprivileged people. On the panel hand-painted images are created by people and selected from slavery history. At street level, one can read the hand-painted text of Human Rights. The project is a block away from the Copacabana Palace, the city’s most prestigious hotel, and a block away from several favelas with thousands of poor inhabitants.

Three figures were chosen to represent the concept of the project: a black man who represents the Brazilian labor force, an old black lady who has known slavery, she is the grandmother of Françoise Schein’s adopted daughter and a young girl who represents the country’s hope for a better future.

A large part of the mural is covered by a poem by the poet Arnaldo Antunes, who lives in São Paulo.

Built-in 2003 just before Lula’s election, this panel was accepted by the public and became part of Rio’s landmark.

TEAM

Françoise Schein
Laura Taves
Katia de Radiguès
Nathalie Kahn
Rosana Zouain
Elisa Yasbeck
Marcelo Modol
Sebastião de Oliveira
Samuel da Silva
Leonardo William de Paula Lucas
Taminis Custodio Siqueira
Lucia Camille
Lohana Schein
Dona Irène