Phillippe Echaroux projects Surui portraits onto Amazon trees
French artist Phillippe Echaroux has created a new project in the Amazon rainforest titled "Street Art 2.0", addressing deforestation by projecting monumental portraits of Surui tribe members onto trees. The tribe posed for photographs, which were then projected onto the forest and re-photographed. Echaroux describes the work as an evolution of street art with ecological and technological dimensions. The project emphasizes the visceral relationship between indigenous populations and their natural environment.
Key facts
- Artist Phillippe Echaroux created the project in the Amazon rainforest.
- The project is titled 'Street Art 2.0'.
- It addresses the issue of deforestation.
- Members of the Surui tribe posed for photographs.
- The portraits were projected onto trees in monumental dimensions.
- The work is described as an evolution of street art with ecological and technological aspects.
- Echaroux is a French artist known for socially engaged projects.
- The project highlights the relationship between indigenous people and their environment.
Entities
Artists
- Phillippe Echaroux
Institutions
- Artribune
Locations
- Amazon rainforest