As The King Is Not Humble, May The Humble Be King! by Iris Della Roca (The Children Of Rocinha)
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The King
AS THE KING IS NOT HUMBLE,
MAY THE HUMBLE BE KING!
by Iris Della Roca
The Children Of Rocinha
The Plant
In 2009, photographer Iris Della Roca moved to Rio, Brazil and start living in the favela of
Rocinha.There she worked for a NGO with kids and built a
special bound with them.As she considers photography a collaborative art, she began a project where the kids could express their unique personality and show who they really are, far from social membership and cliché. She
asked the question: "How do you want to be seen by others?"
Each child poses in their own way, some imagine themselves as movie stars, others as models of
glamorous fashion magazines or fairytale characters.
It was while working with an NGO which provides Rocinha’s disadvantaged children an escape from the street that Della Roca
discovered the stigma held towards these children, made conspicuous by their appearance, which they wished to be free
from. Della Roca, considering photography a collaborative practice, then asked them the simple question: “How do you want
people to see you?”
The answers she was given align with the fantasies of children living anywhere: as a “king,” “fairytale queen,” “top model,” “movie star” the list goes on. Della Roca then gave her subjects the props and costumes needed to act out their aspirations, as they directed
their own shoot and transformed their own lives for a moment – caught on film permanently.
The Rich At The Beach 2, 2009
Rich On The Beach , 2009
The Models, 2009
The Fairy , 2009
The Prima Ballerina , 2012
The Boss At The Beach , 2009
The Ballerina , 2011
The Sailor , 2011
The Gangster , 2012
The Biker
The Top Model
The Top Model, 2009
The Magician, 2009
Millionaire
The Hollywood Star, 2012
Rich Heiress
The King
The Prince Of Quatar, 2011
Fur
Movie Star
The Princess
The Star
The Bride & Groom , 2009
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