Vida urbana, fotografia e antropologia

Abstract

In this short article I present a photographic essay that thematizes the human being in architectonic urban scenarios. I intend to show more than images of people in these scenarios: I intend to evoke certain inflections of their lives. Therefore, the article starts with a brief description, almost just a mention, of the specific urban scenarios of the essay – the Elevado Costa e Silva in Sao Paulo´s city and Brasilia´s city. Then, I present and discuss, in a summary form, some recurring issues related to the use of photography in anthropology, remembering some authors who dedicated themselves to visual language experimentations. I conclude by proposing a reading of the essay from the viewpoint of a photoethnografy.