Starting April 14, the Galpão Gallery will host O Barco | The Boat (2021), by Grada Kilomba, a sculptural, performative and poetic work, never shown before in Brazil.

The artist is particularly known for her subversive practices of storytelling and for her immersive and poetic images, in which she gives body, voice, shape and movement to her own writings.

In the work O Barco / The Boat (2021), 134 blocks of burned wood stretch along 32 meters, arranged in reference to the architecture of the bottom of the vessels that carried millions of enslaved African bodies across the ocean. Along the way, between the blocks, visitors come across a poem written by Kilomba and translated into six languages.

The sculptural installation is also accompanied by three performance acts, which take place during the exhibition period at Inhotim.

Act I

On Sunday, April 14, 2024, Act I of the performance with the Ensemble Lisboa took place at Galeria Galpão. Ensemble Lisboa brings together gospel and opera voices, as well as percussionists and classical dancers.

Act II

This time, the performance will be carried out by a group composed mainly of artists from the region—the formation of a local ensemble strengthens the connection of the work with the territory and has been a fundamental part of the program since its conception.

Admission is free for park visitors. Tickets available at the Amigos do Inhotim stand, starting at the park’s opening time (limited availability). Learn more about the performance.

Vale is the lead sponsor of the exhibition O Barco (2021) by Grada Kilomba; B3 and Shell are master sponsors, through the Federal Law of Incentive to Culture.