Three Hills

Three hills of Porto Alegre (in southern Brazil) are cut out in still plaques. It is a sort of fictional creation of the city elements since its landscape is somehow invisible to the inhabitants of Porto Alegre.

Together with the three still plaques, six artificial mounts were built in Parque da Marinha’s public environment.

THREE HILLS
Cutout in still plaques, soil, and grass
Total dimension: approximately 15 m2
2016

The urban installation draws attention to the very invisibility of this landscape. A new topography was created with the construction of six hills that altered the park’s terrain. Beyond the artificial reconstruction of the natural landscape, the cutout plaques traverse and cross the artificial hills.

“Three hills” was conceived for a specific place. However, it approaches the representation of the natural landscape in a broader sense. To construct an artificial landscape based on the depiction of an existing site highlights the impossibility of representation.

The project Three Hills (Três Morros) was granted by Prêmio Arte Monumento Brasil2016 (FUNARTE and Ministério da Cultura) and was realized with the support of Prefeitura de Porto Alegre.