This photographic project explores the transformations of the Amazonian territory through its integration into the Brazilian national space.
By retracing the routes opened by Marshal Rondon in the early 20th century — and their contemporary legacy, particularly the Trans-Amazonian highway BR-364 — Emilio Azevedo and artist-curator Daniel Jablonski offer a thoughtful reflection on the connections between landscape, memory, and colonisation.
At the crossroads of documentary, fiction, and visual research, their approach sketches a nuanced narrative of the Brazilian Amazon, revealing a region marked by historical, social, and political tensions — far removed from static or exoticised representations.
The exhibition also features archival material produced by the Rondon Commission in Western Amazonia, drawn from the photographic collection of the Musée du quai Branly.
In partnership with the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac
As a counterpart to this exhibition, the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac will present a display of works by Emilio Azevedo from his project Rondônia (How I Fell in Love with a Line) — winner of the museum’s Photography Prize — from 9 October 2025 to 26 January 2026.
Maison d’Auguste Comte
The Maison d’Auguste Comte, the final residence of the philosopher and founder of positivism, is both a museum-apartment and an archive-library dedicated to the philosopher and 19th-century thought.