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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
O Rio Flui

Reverberations echo in performance The bass sounds of a cello’s vibrations, the constant sounds of the ocean waves, the echo of a vast empty room No motion(s) ever go unnoticed All floats Constantly resonating till it finds a careful listener; A body to embrace, or even a river to flow out of  “O Rio Flui” is the debut shoot of Brazilian brand Opus in collaboration with New York based photographer Brett Banducci on his visit to Rio de Janeiro. The clothes are the starting point of a collection about theatre and performance, finding the curve as its essential form of expression. The pieces, worn and performed by the visual artist Joelington Rios; they reverberate with the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer, the biggest exponent of Brazilian modernism, most famous for his clean concrete curves. The full look is composed of three pieces: the voluminous Op.1 No.1 pants, that were developed in 2021 and has only now reached its final form; the Op.1 No.2 top, made from deadstock pure silk; and the prototype of a opulent-yellow pleated bag with exaggerated proportions, also made of leftover fabric from the fashion industry. Credits Model: Joelington Rios - https://instagram.com/rivers________ Designers: Ateliê Opus // by Breno Samel and Teo Bressane-Sabadin https://instagram.com/opus_____ https://instagram.com/brenosamel https://instagram.com/teobressanesabadin Photography/Direction: Brett Banducci - https://www.instagram.com/brettaworldpeace/

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Camera: ILCE-7C
Copyright: © brett banducci