Wasteland

This film looks fantastic.

O Morro

Dutch artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn have just completed their O Morro project in the Santa Marta favela of Rio de Janeiro, in Brasil. For the project, they painted over 7000 square metres of the slum with the help of local youth, who were trained and paid for their contribution. The aim was twofold: to transform the favela into a place the residents can be proud of and to bring art to people who otherwise might have no access to it. Urhans sez: “it has the potential of working as a catalyst in the processes of social renewal.” You can learn more and donate to the project at favelapainting.com and you can see some more pictures after the jump.