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TROPIDERM

The collection "Tropiderm" carries the narrative of a tropical society profoundly impacted from globalization and mass media. This project explores how the excess of information and the gentrification of an ethnographic culture culminate in its plasticization, causing the dilution and homogenization of local cultures. This rupture with tradition is particularly accentuated in tropical societies, which were altered by the overwhelming influx of external influences.

By exploring further into this exploration, it becomes evident the water’s strength and its deep connection with the tropical quotidian, economically and traditionally. To further grasp the essence of this tropical society, one must focus on its symbiotic relationship with water. From the coastal communities linked to fishing and maritime commerce, to the river cultures, the crab fishers and the mangroves. Water is a factor that intervenes and characterizes this society.