Mundano: Trash cart superheroes
Mundano: Uzķīlē manu...atkritumu vāģi?
Mundano's bold, colorful street art isn't just eye candy. His projects call attention to social, environmental and political issues, while raising chuckles from passersby. Full bio
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all superpowers: invisibility.
vissliktākā no superspējām: neredzamība.
materials for a living.
vākdami pārstrādājamos materiālus.
social inequality, unemployment,
waste collection system.
atkritumu savākšanas sistēma.
honest and essential work
godīgu un ārkārtīgi svarīgu darbu,
But they are not acknowledged for it.
taču viņi par to nesaņem atzinību.
of all the waste that's actually recycled.
90% no visiem pārstrādātajiem atkritumiem.
selling to junk yards at very low prices.
un ļoti lēti pārdodot tos izgāztuvēm.
bicycles and carroças.
uz riteņiem un karosās.
built from wood or metal
izgatavoti rati,
marginalized superheroes.
ar šiem atstumtajiem supervaroņiem.
and political in nature.
apkārtējai videi un politikai.
and onto the carroças,
no sienām uz karosām,
savam vēstījumam.
giving voice to the catadores.
it became more appealing,
tas kļuva pievilcīgāks,
to the catadores
on the streets, on mass media and social.
un sociālajos medijos.
and have not stopped working since.
es neesmu apstājies.
carroças in many cities
200 karosas daudzās pilsētās,
and trips worldwide.
un doties braucienos visā pasaulē.
in their invisibility,
ar savu neredzamību
as the United States and Japan.
kā ASV un Japāna.
to have more people join the cause
jāiesaista vairāk cilvēku,
movement called Pimp My Carroça --
ar nosaukumu „Uzķīlē manu karosu” —
a large crowdfunded event.
pūļa finansēts pasākums.
crowdfunded event
pūļa finansēts pasākums,
professionals and healthcare,
un veselības aprūpes speciālisti,
hair stylists, massage therapists
matu stilisti, masāžas terapeiti
gloves, raincoats and eyeglasses
cimdus, lietusmēteļus un brilles,
by our incredible volunteers.
mūsu apbrīnojamie brīvprātīgie.
to apkrāso ielu mākslinieks,
amazing mobile art exhibition.
mobilās mākslas izstādes daļu.
of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba.
Riodežaneiro un Kuritibas ielās.
including outside of Brazil,
citās pilsētās, arī ārpus Brazīlijas,
which is inspired by TEDx,
no TEDx, radījām Pimpx,
crowdfunded edition of Pimp My Carroça.
„Uzķīlē manu karosu” versija.
800 volunteers and 200 street artists
800 brīvprātīgo un 200 ielu mākslinieku,
Pimp My Carroça movement,
„Uzķīlē manu karosu” kustībā,
in teaching recycling at a local school.
par atkritumu pārstrādi vietējās skolās.
invisibility behind
atstāj sev aiz muguras,
respected and valued.
they are able to fight back to prejudice,
viņi spēj cīnīties pret aizspriedumiem,
their interaction with society.
un saikni ar sabiedrību.
to start looking at and acknowledging
sākt ievērot un apzināties
invisible superheroes from your city.
neredzamos supervaroņus.
without boundaries or frontiers.
kā vienu veselu, bez robežām.
catadores worldwide.
nekā 20 miljoni katadoru.
of our society.
mūsu sabiedrības daļu.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mundano - Graffiti artist + activistMundano's bold, colorful street art isn't just eye candy. His projects call attention to social, environmental and political issues, while raising chuckles from passersby.
Why you should listen
Mundano is a Brazilian street artist and activist whose work makes people stop and think about the issues swirling around them everyday. In 2007, he began using his graffiti skills to paint "carroças," the wooden and metal carts used by the trash collectors throughout Brazil who haul off junk and recyclables. He painted 200 carroças and in the process made these invisible superheroes visible—not only in the streets, but also in the media. The effort led to "Pimp My Carroça," which made this initiative do-it-yourself, crowdfunded and global. It has brought in 170 trash collectors in cities around the world, teaming them up with 200 street artists and 800 volunteers. It is quickly becoming a movement.
At home in Brazil, Mundano works on other projects too. Since 2008, he has used the posters and banners that plaster Brazilian cities during elections to create thought-provoking art. For the election in 2014, he turned these enormous plastic banners into a giant voting booth filled with waste in a square in Rio de Janeiro. "I use these ads to get people to reflect on the corrupted political system. On all the false promises, and all the awful waste," he explains.
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