ERNESTO NETO AND HIS CROSSROADS OF CULTURES AT MAAT
Ernesto Neto (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1964) presents Nosso Barco Tambor Terra at Lisbon's Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (MAAT), an impressive large-scale installation with which he evokes and stages the crossing of different cultures and the relationships between individuals from different continents.
This intervention in the public spaces of the museum dialogues with the environment and participates in the visual and morphological game of his usual imaginary with that of the sails of the caravels, universal representation of the voyages from Europe to America and its exploration.
For this, the Brazilian artist uses sails, ropes and canvases, instrumental elements in the symbolism of navigation and that have served to formalize one of his largest works to date, where, in addition, many assistants have participated in order to carry it out. Among the techniques used, the atelienave stands out, a mechanical proposal developed by Neto himself in his Rio de Janeiro studio that allows the fabric to be cut into strips and crocheted to create the cells that make up the sculpture with the resulting material.
Complementary to the central work, the Brazilian has curated a musical program for the occasion where the installation, which incorporates a series of instruments, will be periodically activated to serve as a physical space for the sounds of the African and Asian diasporas.
Ernesto Neto. Nosso Barco Tambor Terra will be on display until October 7 at MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology), Av. Brasilia, s/n, Lisbon, Portugal.