Vincent Catala. Brazil Island

Brazil Island is the result of a ten-year photographic project by Vincent Catala, developed while he was living in Brazil. The artist explores the anonymous outskirts of three major cities—Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília—far removed from the country’s familiar tourist representations and stereotypes.

Through peripheral territories that are neither rich nor poor, and often remain unseen, Catala observes isolation, waiting and the tensions of a country shaped by its history and driven by a desire for change. Combining rigorous photographic methods with instinctive wandering, his images reveal a complex and ambiguous Brazil.

Photography, text, video and sound installation come together in this long-term project, developed from 2013 to 2023.

Vincent Catala, Île Brésil, 2014-2024 © Vincent Catala