What resists concrete?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/col.v15i26.49971

Keywords:

visual architecture, econarrative, photography

Abstract

The visual essay "What Resists Concrete?" reflects on the relationship between city and nature, questioning how the urban, marked by rigid and artificial forms, coexists with the organic. The observation focuses on the fissures where life resists and infiltrates, revealing tensions between integration and exclusion. The images do not seek answers, but invite us to perceive the urban as a space of mixture, transformation, and coexistence between different forms of life.

Author Biography

  • Rhuan Cruz, PPGA-UFES

    Master's student in Arts at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Bachelor's degree in Letters - Portuguese and Literatures of the Portuguese Language from the same institution (2017-2022), and currently studying Photography at the University of Vila Velha (UVV). His research focuses on Afro-Brazilian Literature, Brazilian Literature, and Afro-Contemporary Photography, with an emphasis on the relationships between art, memory, and identity. He is interested in studies on affectivity and ancestry, as well as in the aesthetic approaches of literature and visual arts.

References

BISPO, Antônio. A terra dá, a terra quer. São Paulo: Ubu, 2023.

COCCIA, Emanuele. A vida sensível. Trad. Diego Cervelin. Florianópolis: Cultura e barbárie, 2010.

Imagem de capa. Fotografia sem título de Rhuan Cruz. Acervo do autor, 2025. Imagem de superfície de concreto cinza, vista de baixo para cima, com destaque para o cano vertical, de dentro do qual sai uma corrente de metal. Ao fundo, preza nas colunas e vigas de concreto, há uma tela de nylon preta. Na parte superior, lê-se Colóquio, Revista do Colóquio de Arte e Pesquisa do Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Volume 15, número 26, dezembro de 2025.

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Published

29-12-2025

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 26 (2025)

Section

Visual essays

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How to Cite

CRUZ, Rhuan. What resists concrete?. Revista do Colóquio, Vitória, ES, Brasil, v. 15, n. 26, p. 245–255, 2025. DOI: 10.47456/col.v15i26.49971. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufes.br/colartes/article/view/49971. Acesso em: 1 jan. 2026.