Through his work on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Marcos Muniz offers a poetic vision of life flowing through the streets of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Without concealing the dramatic character of the conflict taking place in Israel, the photographer presents an allegorical report which, through the religious symbols and figures of war, reflects the social reality of two peoples living side by side. Through images, Entre Muros e Ideias lays bare the political beliefs of the Arab and Jewish worlds, serving as a bridge between the tangible (the separation wall, weapons, fences, posters) and the abstract (ideology, religion). Muniz offers an immersion into the heart of Israeli and Palestinian customs, feeding the debate. The exhibition is accompanied by a soundtrack of chants and readings from the Torah and the Koran.
The exhibition is being held in the “New Photography” space of the Museum of Image and Sound, whose program this year aims to promote the work of promising and unknown photographers.
Céline Chevallier
Entre Muros e Ideias, Marcos Muniz
Until October 28, 2012
Museu da Imagem e do Som – MIS
Avenida Europa, 158, Jardim Europa
São Paulo
Brazil
Tel: 0055 11 2117 4777
