Olympias
Director Bia Medeiros
Countries Brazil
Duration 11 min
Synopsis
Fernando Codeço's Olympias are the transvestites of Glória neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro. The project is made in reference to the work Olympia (1863), by Édouard Manet, which portrays a prostitute., The artist draws on various techniques and conducts performances on the streets., Fernando's work is artistic and anthropological. By entering this universe, he captures testimonies, life stories and the relationship between transvestite and prostitution, body and self-image.
Fernando Codeço's Olympias are the transvestites of Glória neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro. The project is made in reference to the work Olympia (1863), by Édouard Manet, which portrays a prostitute., The artist draws on various techniques and conducts performances on the streets., Fernando's work is artistic and anthropological. By entering this universe, he captures testimonies, life stories and the relationship between transvestite and prostitution, body and self-image.