Olafur Eliasson – Seu Corpo Da Obra
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson’s work is the focus of the 17th International Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrasil, in São Paulo, Brazil.
Videobrasil is the sole contemporary art festival in Brazil.
“We have been partners with Videobrasil through all its history of accomplishments and myriad complementary actions, and we share the emergence of contemporary art issues,” says the director of SESC São Paulo, Danilo Santos de Miranda. “The participation of Olafur Eliasson, an artist we had been intending to work with for a long time, represents the fortunate convergence of SESC’s objectives and the new paths of the Festival.”
Seu corpo da obra (Your body of work) Olafur Eliasson’s first individual show in Latin America, features 11 installations that speak to the city and the architecture of the festival’s three venues: the SESC Pompeia, SESC Belenzinho and Pinacoteca do Estado. Eight of the 11 installations were especially created for São Paulo. The artworks entice the audience to experiment with their own perceptions of color, spatial orientation, and other modes of involvement with reality. Jochen Volz of Instituto Inhotim curates the show.
“The exhibition proposes a network of experiments based around a temporary geography for São Paulo, creating narratives that add up to the viewer’s experience,” says Jochen Volz, exhibition curator.
The 17th International Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrasil runs until the end of January 2012.