True Crime Exhibition Opens in São Paulo Amidst Mixed Reactions
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- Folha de S.Paulo
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A new exhibition titled "Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer" has opened at the Eldorado shopping center in São Paulo. The attraction features over 20 spaces dedicated to high profile cases including those of Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy. Visitors can access the exhibit for ticket prices ranging from 50 to 140 Brazilian reais. The experience includes interactive totems, dossiers, a themed bar, and a gift shop selling merchandise such as Zodiac killer t-shirts and AI generated photos that transform visitors into police officers or killers.
Reporting on the event differs significantly based on political lean. Center leaning coverage frames the exhibition as part of a broader global true crime wave that includes podcasts, streaming series, and other themed spaces. This perspective presents the event as a cultural trend and includes it in a curated itinerary of crime related activities in São Paulo, such as visits to the Civil Police Museum and the Court of Justice Museum.
Conversely, another center leaning report frames the exhibition as an exercise in morbid voyeurism. This account criticizes the event for encouraging visitors to take Instagram photos in crime scene replicas, such as posing in a replica of Ted Bundy's Volkswagen Beetle or simulating suffering in a torture chair. This report further describes the exhibition as repetitive and overly long, noting that the 90 minute estimated visit can take several hours due to queues.
How each side framed it
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- One center source frames the event as a trendy cultural phenomenon, while another center source frames it as an exploitative and morbid attraction.
Sources
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: True crime wave brings new exhibition to São Paulo and inspires itinerary with tours and films
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Exhibition proposes immersion in the mind of serial killers, misses the mark and explores instagrammable morbidity
- Centre-left UOL: True crime wave brings new exhibition to São Paulo and inspires itinerary with tours and movies
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