De lama lâmina (2004) is the video unfolding of the performance made in collaboration with musician Arto Lindsay during Carnival in Salvador back in 2004. Instead of the traditional trio elétrico (sound truck), a major tractor is used in the performance as a kind of carro alegórico (allegorical float) and followed by the bloco (Carnival … Continued
Conceived for the 16th Biennale of Sydney (2008), this video installation is presented for the first time in Brazil and occupies one of the largest exhibition spaces of Instituto Inhotim. From a Russian expression that denies one’s responsibility on something that happened (literally translated as the title of this piece), it is part of a … Continued
Inaugurated in 2009, the gallery is home to Continente/Nuvem [Continent/Shadow] (2008), by Rivane Neuenschwander. It is through the relationship with one of the least outstanding architectural elements that the work takes place: by looking at the translucent ceiling, the spectator can observe the continuous movement of countless backlit styrofoam pellets. The structure doesn’t allow us … Continued
Panacea Phantastica (2003-2008) gathers tiles portraying 50 types of mind-altering plants from different parts of the world, as some sort of botanic catalog. Originally conceived as a multiple, with a given print run allowing for different applications, such as its own raw material – tiles. For this reason, it can be adapted to the architecture, … Continued
Inaugurated in 2009, Folly (2005-2009) was first presented in the 51st Venice Biennale (2005). From the outside, the visitor beholds a structure recalling a bandstand, with mirrored walls reflecting the surrounding foliage. The landscape design – developed in collaboration by the artist Valeska Soares and the Botanical Garden staff of Instituto Inhotim – distinguishes itself … Continued
Designed by Paulo Orsini and inaugurated in 2002, the gallery is the first one to permanently exhibit the work of one single artist. The True Rouge (1997) installation gathers suspended containers in irregular positions, recalling the universe of a laboratory. Inside each glass piece, there is a red liquid that, depending on its tilt, pours … Continued
Inaugurated in 2009, the gallery is home to the work De Lama Lâmina (2009), the final unfolding of the project undertaken by Matthew Barney in partnership with musician Arto Lindsay during carnival in Salvador, back in 2004. Made especially for Instituto Inhotim, the installation reaffirms his interest in mythological narratives, finding a fertile ground in … Continued
Conceived by Play Arquitetura to shelter A origem da obra de arte [The origin of the artwork] (2002), by Marilá Dardot, the gallery was inaugurated in 2011. The installation that was part of the artist’s first solo exhibition at Museu de Arte da Pampulha (Belo Horizonte), reflects her interest in language as it invites the … Continued
A copaíba pode atingir até 30 metros de altura e possui frutos comestíveis por pássaros. Sua madeira pode ser usada na construção civil, naval e na marcenaria. O óleo-resina de copaíba, extraído diretamente do tronco, é utilizado como combustível para motores a diesel e amplamente aplicado na medicina popular. Pode ser empregada ainda na produção … Continued