Passantes

A photographic essay about the relationship between graffiti and the city of Fortalezaby Jan Klever

Grayscale photograph of a man looking forward turned to the right
Grayscale photograph of a graffiti mural with a woman floating in the center
Grayscale photograph of a giant mural on the side of a building with a little angel blowing a bubble in downtown Fortaleza with a man observing it from behind
Grayscale photograph of a man from behind looking at a graffiti mural at the Dragão do Mar Cultural Center in Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph of a man from behind looking at a graffiti mural at the Dragão do Mar Cultural Center in Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph of a man from behind looking at a graffiti mural at the Dragão do Mar Cultural Center in Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph in perspective of a fence with people holding it and in the background a building with urban art interventions
Grayscale photograph further away from a public building with several urban art interventions with a woman from behind observing the building
Grayscale photograph of people taking photos with their cell phones in front of a graffiti mural
Grayscale photograph of people taking photos with their cell phones in front of a graffiti mural
Grayscale photograph of people taking photos with their cell phones in front of a graffiti mural
Grayscale photograph of an old building completely covered in graffiti with a woman from behind observing the building
Grayscale photograph of an old building completely covered in graffiti with a woman from behind observing the building
Grayscale photograph of an old building completely covered in graffiti with a woman from behind holding a phone while photographing the mural
Grayscale photograph of a graffiti wall on Avenida 13 de Maio in Fortaleza taken through a car window where you can see the rearview mirror and in the background one of the murals of a black man looking back intently
Grayscale photograph of a woman from behind photographing a graffiti mural on the wall of a square in downtown Fortaleza with her cell phone
Grayscale photograph of a man from behind photographing a graffiti mural on the wall of a square in downtown Fortaleza with his cell phone
Grayscale photograph of a woman from behind photographing a graffiti mural on the wall of a square in downtown Fortaleza with a professional camera
Frame 1 in grayscale from a video of a man squatting with a spray can in his hand while drawing a signature on the wall of an abandoned building
Frame 4 in grayscale from a video of a man squatting with a spray can in his hand while drawing a signature on the wall of an abandoned building
Frame 7 in grayscale from a video of a man squatting with a spray can in his hand while drawing a signature on the wall of an abandoned building
Frame 10 in grayscale from a video of a man squatting with a spray can in his hand while drawing a signature on the wall of an abandoned building
Frame 13 in grayscale from a video of a man squatting with a spray can in his hand while drawing a signature on the wall of an abandoned building
Frame 16 in grayscale from a video of a man squatting with a spray can in his hand while drawing a signature on the wall of an abandoned building
Grayscale photograph of a large mural on the facade of an old building with a futuristic dinosaur with various accessories being observed by a group of people in front of the building
Grayscale photograph of a large mural on the facade of an old building with a futuristic dinosaur with various accessories being observed by a group of people in front of the building
Grayscale photograph of a large mural on the facade of an old building with a futuristic dinosaur with various accessories being observed by a group of people in front of the building
Grayscale photograph of a mural with geometric paintings and tiles with a group of people from behind observing the mural
Grayscale photograph of a mural with geometric paintings and tiles with a group of people from behind observing the mural
Grayscale photograph of a giant mural on the side of a building with a little angel blowing a bubble in downtown Fortaleza with a man from behind with his head down
Grayscale photograph of a crossing in the Benfica neighborhood in Fortaleza where you can see cars, pedestrians, and graffiti on the wall of a shop in the background
Frame 1 in grayscale of a sequence showing a car crossing a street in downtown Fortaleza from left to right with a graffiti mural in the background
Frame 2 in grayscale of a sequence showing a car crossing a street in downtown Fortaleza from left to right with a graffiti mural in the background
Frame 3 in grayscale of a sequence showing a car crossing a street in downtown Fortaleza from left to right with a graffiti mural in the background
Grayscale photograph of cars stopped at a traffic light on Avenida 13 de Maio in Fortaleza during a rainy afternoon where you can see a pedestrian with her umbrella and the walls of the Federal University of Ceará with urban art interventions
Grayscale photograph of a woman waiting for the train at Benfica Metro Station in Fortaleza, where you can see the graffiti-covered train cars
Grayscale photograph of a woman walking to the train door at Benfica Metro Station in Fortaleza, where you can see the graffiti-covered train cars
Grayscale photograph of the graffiti-covered train with open doors at Benfica Metro Station in Fortaleza as passengers enter and exit the train car
Grayscale photograph of a wall covered in graffiti behind trees on a street in downtown Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph of a wall covered in graffiti behind trees on a street in downtown Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph of a wall covered in graffiti behind trees on a street in downtown Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph of a wall covered in graffiti behind trees on a street in downtown Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph of an alley where you can see parked cars, a passerby walking, and walls with urban art interventions
Grayscale photograph of the reception area of a design school with a graffiti mural of Basquiat with his hand on his forehead and the phrase NO MORE DRAMA while a receptionist assists a student
Grayscale photograph in perspective of one of the walkways at the Dragão do Mar Cultural Center in Fortaleza, where you can see the silhouette of a man from behind with his arms crossed, made with a stencil on the column of the walkway
Grayscale photograph in perspective of one of the walkways at the Dragão do Mar Cultural Center in Fortaleza, where you can see the silhouette of a man from behind with his arms crossed, made with a stencil on the column of the walkway
Grayscale photograph taken from the top of a building showing a giant mural on the side of a building with a little angel blowing a bubble in downtown Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph of Fortaleza's coastline where you can see the wreckage of the Mara Hope ship, which had undergone an artistic intervention
Grayscale photograph in perspective of downtown Fortaleza where you can see several buildings, one of them with a mural of a little angel blowing a bubble, and the city's coastline in the background
Grayscale photograph of the graffiti-covered train at Benfica Metro Station in Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph of the graffiti-covered train at Benfica Metro Station in Fortaleza
Grayscale photograph of a man attentively observing a graffiti mural at the Dragão do Mar Cultural Center in Fortaleza

This photographic essay was the final project of Jan Klever, supervised by Professor Thyago Cabral, to obtain the title of Bachelor in Advertising at UNI7 and was published under ISBN 978-6-50070-817-2.Fortaleza, June 2017.

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