ABRE ALAS #18
Newton Santanna, 7@, 2021
madeira de caixotes carbonizada e concreto
[charred crate wood and concrete]
[charred crate wood and concrete]
200 x 128 x 30 cm
[78 3/4 x 50 3/8 x 11 3/4 in]
[78 3/4 x 50 3/8 x 11 3/4 in]
Inspirada em uma fala de 2018 do então Presidente da República que comparava os negros à mercadorias que, depois usados por 388 anos de escravidão, foram descartados. Obra composta de...
Inspirada em uma fala de 2018 do então Presidente da República que comparava os negros à mercadorias que, depois usados por 388 anos de escravidão, foram descartados. Obra composta de empilhamento de caixas com rostos produzidos a partir da carbonização da madeira que remete aos rostos de negros na penumbra de um porão de um navio negreiro. Dispostos na superfície bidimensional do suporte, esses elementos criam volumes, ritmos e efeitos ópticos que perpassam pelos processos da pintura, da escultura e da gravura.
Inspired by a 2018 speech by the then President of the Republic, who compared black people to commodities discarded after being used as slaves for 388 years. The work is composed of stacking boxes with faces produced from the carbonization of wood that refer to the faces of black people in the penumbra of a slave ship's hold. Arranged on the two-dimensional surface of the support, these elements create volumes, rhythms, and optical effects that go through the processes of painting, sculpture, and engraving.
Inspired by a 2018 speech by the then President of the Republic, who compared black people to commodities discarded after being used as slaves for 388 years. The work is composed of stacking boxes with faces produced from the carbonization of wood that refer to the faces of black people in the penumbra of a slave ship's hold. Arranged on the two-dimensional surface of the support, these elements create volumes, rhythms, and optical effects that go through the processes of painting, sculpture, and engraving.