Curator: Florencia Battiti
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“Choque” (Crash) takes its title from the Brazilian riot police unit, also known as “Tropa de Choque” (Crash Troop), a division trained and equipped for repressing the masses and demonstrations in public space. Longo Bahía’s video-installation, of strong visual power, critically questions the methods that governmental powers employ for suppressing the forces of resistance. Therefore, far from appearing as a symbol of protection, the police forces transmit in “Choque” a philosophy of fear. Even though her work is conceptually anchored to the contemporary historical-political reality of Brazil, the visual narrative presented by Longo Bahía echoes in multiple cities around the planet.