Chapadão Urban Art Museum
Among the young residents of the Chapadão Complex, a non-pacified group of favelas at the far side of Rio de Janeiro's North Zone, we have found that more than more than 60% of them had never been in contact with art galleries or museums where art is appreciated or made. Because of that, we realized there was a need to create a Chapadão Urban Art Museum to provide opportunities, without them having to travel to the city centre. With that goal, the idea is to occupy the building of the library of the Raul Seixas Public School (CIEP), which is currently deactivated. The space is at the school entrance and has easy access because the school is in one of the main roads that cross the Chapadão Complex. Making the library building suitable for use will require renovations, which will be only initial cost to take the building out of the condition of being condemned. The internal spaces of the Urban Art Museum will need furniture and equipment to be able to offer such artistic contribution to the population. The museum will have lounge areas with audiovisual, dance, music, graffiti and visual arts activities. This way, users will have the opportunity to explore all branches of urban art, in a space of exchange and experimentation. Besides those activities, concerts and performances by local and well-known artists working on the urban art theme are complementary actions for the space, which will be available to the community for free. Such space would give visibility to the territory and to independent artists who will have the opportunity to showcase their own art. Besides, it would provide opportunities for the residents to grow, increase their knowledge and develop skills, which are useful on an individual level and as stimulus for territorial action.
Marjan is a rapper and cultural activist. He develops the Rap na Reta project, a rhymes circle recognized by the Rio de Janeiro City Hall that takes place in Feirinha da Pavuna (Intangible Cultural Heritage) and proposes introduction and interaction between important names from the rap scene and enthusiasts at the city's far North. Besides, he was responsible for Trap and Boom Bap parties, such as Califórnia Vibe in Guadalupe, which gathered a large number of young enthusiasts of those musical styles also present in his EP. In his trajectory, he carries influences from other trends in the hip-hop movement. He is also a DJ trained by Geração Hip Hop (a project that is a partnership between SESC RIO and FINEP) and a music producer. A dancer and graffiti artist trained by baixada Hip hop (sponsored by Petrobras), he combines his ambitions and knowledge in this thorough project that brings together everything that calls itself urban.
