Denise Zmekhol, Skin of Glass

Defined as a “totemic element,” “beautiful, impressive,” and characterized by a “crystal clear purity like a perfect glass prism, very transparent,” the 25-story building that Roger Zmekhol designed in São Paulo in 1968 is today “the great mirror of contemporary Brazil in which everyone must look at themselves.” This powerful and provocative phrase serves as the cornerstone for the documentary Skin of Glass, a 2023 work directed by Denise Zmekhol. The film moves between an intimate explorati...