The Affect of Corcovado: Critical Spatial Practices, Brazil

As Corcovado hovers over the city– often ephemeral, sometimes brutal, but always emotive– it is tempting to start to dissect its powerful quality to amaze/enchant/scare each viewer. Is this awe-inspiring affect (whether “good” or “bad”) achieved by shear scale, materiality and weight? or does it have to do with symbolism– the often ingrained image spiraling […]

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