Urgent Panorama! Visit to the Panorama Lab project in Jardim Panorama 

Cristina Wehba, Nelson Brissac

The urban intervention in Jardim Panorama is an urban-architectural-social project proposed by the Panorama LAB collective. It's a scaled-down projection using the language of video mapping, created on the blind gables resulting from the removal of precarious buildings. It illuminates the exposed brick and plaster wall that extends at the foot of the community, a tear in the dense fabric of the favela, right in front of the Pinheiros River.

The idea came about at the invitation of curator Nelson Brissac, so that we could develop a work that would give a voice to the community in interaction with the architectural dimensions of the space.

Jardim Panorama sits in the eye of the storm of the intense process of urban redevelopment and real estate speculation transforming the region. The intervention projects the words and drawings of a population threatened with displacement throughout the metropolis.

The urban-scale audiovisual intervention allows us to appreciate Jardim Panorama in its connection with its surroundings: the adjacent Shopping Cidade Jardim, the Marginal Pinheiros highway in front, and, on the other side, Berrini Avenue. All connected by a walkway whose access ramp will be anchored to the seawall.

In the mapping developed throughout the work process, the residents' desire to remain in the same territory, in the same place, is unanimous. It is in this sense that the proposal to create an urban intervention work, in the format of video mapping/expanded cinema, is necessary and urgent. A machine for the reproducibility of unconsciousness, tearing through urban textures in an experimental, narrative, and playful pictorial composition, generating a graphic mobility in perspective with the urban landscape. As if the favela walls screamed, as if the walls evoked protest dances, windows transformed into eyes in a permanent state of vigilance over the space and the audience that appreciates and contemplates them.

At this threshold of extremes, in an exercise of artistic listening, broad signals are sent out so that the city can stop and listen. This intervention marks a visual action of extreme scope, operated through artistic activation within the territory itself. The poetic impression on the gables can echo new words, new gestures, shaping the space's social contradictions.

Schedule: 

7:30 PM / 8:30 PM / 9:30 PM – Screening sessions

5pm and in the interval between sessions – Guided tours by residents in the community

Location: 
Rua Pedro Avancini, 22 (Small square next to the block)
On-site parking
Bus – 637A-10 Jardim Ângela Terminal

Bring your chairs, stools and sarongs to watch the proceedings with the community and guests.

There will be drinks and food for sale on site.

Panorama LAB

A multidisciplinary collective created specifically to carry out the “Urgent Panorama!” initiative, comprised of artists and activists from diverse fields, with a common interest in art and technology, free knowledge, and social action.

Coordination: Felipe Brait

Collaboration: Cristhian Lins, David da Paz, Miguel Gondim, Milena Durante, Paulinho Fluxuz, Sandra X, Tais Dassoler

Registration:

Participation is open to all, free of charge, and there is no limit to the number of participants. All activities are open and free, aiming to strengthen connections between the public and the community.

The program also includes:

OCTOBER 14, 2025 – OCA AUDITORIUM (IBIRAPUERA PARK)

A day of debates and presentations that seek to situate the territories within the context of the redesign of the metropolis, discussing government management projects and the importance of social participation in defining public policies.

OCTOBER 15, 2025 – IABSP (BENTO FREITAS STREET, 306 – REPUBLIC)

Discussions will continue, focusing on institutional relationships and project developments, reinforcing the exchange of experiences and collective construction among different actors and territories. There will also be presentations of artistic projects, paving the way for interventions in Jardim Panorama.

OCTOBER 16, 2025 – VISIT TO THE PARAISÓPOLIS COMPLEX

Meeting with communities at Legado Paraisópolis, Melchior Giola Street.

Team:
Cristina Wehba — urban architect, PhD (FAU USP), IABsp representative at OUCFL.
Nelson Brissac — philosopher, PhD (Sorbonne), organizer of Arte/Cidade. Samira Rodrigues — urban architect, master's degree (FAU USP), IABsp representative on the CMH and the ZEIS Council; advisor to CAU/SP (ATHIS).
Cristiane Farah Kairalla — educator, specialist in education, art and popular culture, and environmental education.
Residents and leaders of Jardim Panorama

We thank everyone who participated and visited the 14th São Paulo International Architecture Biennial, from September 18 to October 19, 2025

NOTE OF CONDOLENCE

With deep sorrow, the Brazilian Institute of Architects – São Paulo Department (IABsp) mourns the passing of architect and landscape architect Kongjian Yu, a global leader in ecological urbanism, and the members of his team who accompanied him, tragically killed during the filming of a documentary. The institute is honored to have had him as a participant in the 14th São Paulo International Architecture Biennial, where his transformative vision strengthened the dialogue between global challenges and local realities. IABsp emphasizes that Yu's contribution, which transcends borders, will remain an inspiration for generations and expresses its condolences to China, to the families of all the deceased, to his friends, and to all those impacted by his genius and dedication. Read the full note here.