Exhibition Dates: October 10 – February 10
Location: Copperbridge Foundation
“Enchantment”
This essay was born out of the friendship between photographer Murillo Meirelles and artist Monica Carvalho. They were friends during their teenage years and met again in 2005, when Murillo visited Monica’s studio in Rio de Janeiro. Enchanted by her works made with fruits, seeds, fallen tree trunks, and other natural fibers, he suggested she create a portfolio and chose the exuberant Tijuca Forest as the background for the photos.
Immersed in the woods, under Murillo’s sensitive gaze, young models were transformed into enchanted creatures, guardians of the forest, dressed in Monica’s works – adornments, cloaks, and amulets, all made from natural materials. Among the pieces were the artist’s brooms, the theme of the main exhibition in this gallery.
From then on, Murillo and Monica became creative partners in fashion campaigns and editorials for Brazilian magazines.
Twenty years later, they revisited some of the work they did together, at the invitation of Copperbridge, to create this exhibition curated by the photographer himself. The exhibition is also a tribute to Pedro Sayad, stylist of Monica’s portfolio, Murillo’s brother, who died in 2020.
About the artist
Murillo Meirelles entered the world of photography in the 1990s and in 1996 held a solo exhibition at the Mube – Museu da Escultura Brasileira (Brazilian Sculpture Museum), located in São Paulo, with images from a campaign for the jeans brand “IT’S”. A contributor to various magazines in Brazil and abroad, Murillo has produced photo shoots and editorials for i-D magazine, Dune, Pen, Key, S/N, Mag, Rolling Stone Brazil and Spain, Vogue Brazil, Trip, and TPM. He has worked on campaigns for numerous brands in Brazil and internationally, including Nike, Osklen, Reinaldo Lourenço, NK Store, Cavalera, Triton, Blue Man, Rosa Chá, Sandpiper, Farm, Women’s Secret, M Missoni, Arezzo, and Yes Brasil. His recent work includes campaigns for Osklen and Amazon Guardians; the cover of Rolling Stone Brazil with actress and presenter Fernanda Lima; an editorial for Dune magazine featuring boys from Cidade de Deus; and the “B BOYS” project, with a photo shoot published in S/N. and “Center of Life,” an essay about pregnancy published in another issue of S/N.
Location: Copperbridge Foundation
This essay was born out of the friendship between photographer Murillo Meirelles and artist Monica Carvalho. They were friends during their teenage years and met again in 2005, when Murillo visited Monica’s studio in Rio de Janeiro. Enchanted by her works made with fruits, seeds, fallen tree trunks, and other natural fibers, he suggested she create a portfolio and chose the exuberant Tijuca Forest as the background for the photos.
From then on, Murillo and Monica became creative partners in fashion campaigns and editorials for Brazilian magazines.
