A voyeuristic and provocative look at the fleshpots and backstreets of Brazil. Swiss fashion photographer Hanspeter Schneider has knocked down the safe studio walls of designer glamour and extended the uptown catwalk into the back streets of real sex. Vila Mimosa takes us behind the scenes of Rio's notorious sex industry, mixing fashion and reportage to startling effect. In the harsh Brazilian back streets on a fashion shoot, Schneider took the opportunity to capture something of the sub-culture in which he found himself. Set in the grim surroundings of the Vila Mimosa, his shoot mixes models with local prostitutes and their customers. The resulting images are dangerous, raw, and, at times, shocking, yet they allude to the glamour of the catwalk
Title: Vila Mimosa Publisher: Dazed Language: English Publication Date: 2004 Binding: Softcover Book Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket Condition: N/A Edition: First Edition Edition run: N/A Size: 30 x 22 cm Pages: 128
