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Während Kultur uns trennt, bringt uns Natur zusammen, 2013. Installation im öffentlichen Raum der Altstadt von Sharjah, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate.
Apr 2013Ernesto Neto über seine Arbeit "Enquanto a cultura nos separa, a natureza nos une" (Während Kultur uns trennt, bringt uns Natur zusammen), geschaffen für die Sharjah Biennale 11, 2013.
[Text im Katalog der SB11]
This piece came to me when I was in the Sharjah desert. I saw a mirage that I couldn't understand - I don't know if it was a human figure with some kind of veil or an architectural construction with a dome in the centre.
Later that night, I had a dream. I was in the desert, and the whole landscape was just sand. It was night time, and a pink star became brighter and brighter, until the day came, and I realised that the star was a person. I guess a woman, coming down from the sky. She landed on her feet in the desert, and then she was slowly swallowed by the sand, until her heart had touched the ground. I was just a spirit - I had no body, no eyes, no nose - but she had two strong and gentle eyes, and suddenly she blinked and disappeared, like a gas on the wind. Left behind was a transparent net, as if still covering her head and shoulders. I began to move, rolling like a stone, getting closer to the structure. Hanging in the centre of the dome was something like a flower stigma, from which water fell continuously, creating a pond in the desert.
Suddenly, an egg of ice emerged from the lips of the stigma, and - plop - it fell down into the pond. Thirteen hours later there appeared a grass never seen before on this planet, and little by little it began to grow, spreading out faster and faster. Other vegetables began to pop up: a tree here, a bush there, forests, fruits, flowers and later, some animals - little ones, then bigger ones, birds, mammals, insects. After the silence of the vast sand, the landscape became full of colours and sounds. Before sunset, the alive grass touched me - I mean, it touched my spirit - and suddenly I had a body, brown curly hair, brown eyes. I'd always felt that I was a man, but until then I had no body and senses; I didn't understand what a body was, and how life could be so good. Like all the other animals, I began to run around. There were many little lakes, and it was so good to taste the water! The pond was so big now that I couldn't see the other side, and it was full of seaweed, anemones and fish. The reflection of the sun on the water made me jump in, and I discovered that unlike the other lakes, this one was salty. When I turned back, I saw a woman with green nails looking at me. Before I could talk to her, I was woken up: "Good morning, sir, we are arriving. Please bring your seat to an upright position and fasten your seat belt."
Siehe auch die Fotos und das Video von
>> Ernesto Neto beim Aufbau
Ernesto Neto
* 1964 Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien; lebt dort.
1997 Escola de Artes Visuais Pargua Lage, Rio de Janeiro
Ernesto Neto bezieht seine Inspiration aus der biomorphen und modernistischen Abstraktion von Alexander Calder und Constantin Brancusi sowie aus den konzeptuellen, sozialen und performativen Installationen seiner brasilianischen Vorläufer Lygia Clark und Helio Oiticica. Sein Werk bezieht eine Kombination aus gewöhnlichen und organischen Materialien ein - darunter Strümpfe, Gewürze, Sand und Muscheln - womit er die Sinne anspricht und das Publikum einlädt sowohl mit dem Kunstwerk als auch miteinander zu interagieren.
Zu den jüngeren Einzelausstellungen von Neto gehören die im Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas, USA (2012); Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Mexiko (2011); Faena Arts Center, Buenos Aires, Argentinien (2011); Hayward Gallery, London, Vereinigtes Königreich (2010); und Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norwegen (2010). 2001 vertrat er Brasilien auf der Biennale Venedig, Italien.
Enquanto a cultura nos separa, a natureza nos une (Während Kultur uns trennt, bringt uns Natur zusammen). 2013
Häkelei aus Polyesterseilen, Eisblock, Steine, Sperrholz, Gras, Glasfaser, Wasser, Ton und Holzverbindungen, Lehm
486 x 1024 x 1024 cm
Entstanden im Auftrag der Sharjah Art Foundation
Gezeigt auf der Sharjah Biennale 11
13. März - 13. Mai 2013
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate