São Paulo

Photo by Marcelo Krasilcic

by PABLO LÉON DE LA BARRA 

Long-time Purple collaborator, Brazilian photographer Marcelo Krasilcic is, at home, a sculptor, who combines comfort and interior design in a new mobile art form.

In marcelo’s loft in China-town,  New York City, there is a sofa, a light blue carpet, a white wooden floor, and paint pealing off the wall. There is also a column and great old iron walls with an early twentieth century design. If you’re familiar with Marcelo’s work, I guess you’ve seen some of these elements. Mostly they appear in the background, a silent presence almost as important as the naked bodies he shoots. Next to Marcelo’s sofa is a pile of seventies style cushions covered with an orange-brown zigzag fabric. On different occasions the cushions have had different uses. For parties and screenings they serve as floor cushions for…