MIDDEL, Cristina de - Sharkification

"The photo book 'Sharkification' is about the 'favelas' and the Brazilian government’s strategy to attempt to control them during the soccer World Cup by involving armed units. It created a militarisation of the communities, where suddenly everybody becomes a suspect.

The shark metaphor aims to explain the dynamics into place. 'I used the comparison with a submarine world to imagine that the favelas are a coral reef where there are predators…'  When most of the photojournalists keep trying to play with feelings, Cristina DE MIDDEL uses humour, which seems to be a more intelligent way to look at things and that helps people becoming more curious." (publisher's note, © This is true, 2015)