As The King Is Not Humble, May The Humble Be King! by Iris Della Roca (The Children Of Rocinha)

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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