THE BEACH OF OTHERS

Those Who Work on City Beaches

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Beach of Others explores the invisible contrasts that shape spaces of relaxation and consumption. While some lounge on the sand, others busily engage in a repetitive and degrading gesture, pursuing a daily task where fatigue and survival economy contrast with the carefree nature of the seaside. This series of 16 documentary photographs, taken on Ipanema Beach, Brazil, in 2023, reveals these shadowy actors, street vendors, invisible workers whose existence contrasts brutally with the surrounding idleness. Through a dual photographic and textual approach, the project questions this paradoxical proximity: to what extent do we tolerate these silent cohabitations where labor and abandonment overlap without ever truly meeting?

KEY FEATURES

1 Documentary Photography: A series of 16 images capturing these work scenes in an environment dedicated to rest.
2 Literary Writing: Texts accompanying the images amplify the narrative and delve into the individual realities of the photographed subjects.

PROJECT IN NUMBERS

15 Posters
1 Text

REFERENCES

Martin Parr – For his portrayal of irony and social contrasts through photography.
Social Documentary – A critical look at the invisible realities of public spaces and micro-economies of survival.
Research on the Informal Economy and the Global City – A reflection on the margins and invisible workers of large tourist metropolises.