Project title
Totoro
Artist
Chelpa Ferro
Place
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
Address
Praça da Luz, 2 São Paulo
Visiting information
01/26/2009 – 03/29/2009
Artists
Chelpa Ferro
- Barrão
- Luiz Zerbini
- Sergio Mekler
Project
Octógono Arte Contemporânea
Curator
Ivo Mesquita
Production Coordinator
Luiza Mello [Automatica]
Artists’ assistants
Julio Calado
Audio, mixing and editing
Eduardo Pop /DosOutros Estúdio
Scene sets
Marcenaria J.J. Soares
Between January and March 2008, the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo exhibited the project Totoro, conceived by the collective Chelpa Ferro. Produced by Automatica, Totoro, was a complex exhibition, specifically developed for the space of the Octógono, in the Pinacoteca. Using a soundtrack composed by the group, several devices were integrated to allow the sound to occupy the exhibition space of the museum. A pulley system, with the help of a pre-programmed engine, moved a set of speakers up and down, and made them disappear, from time to time, into a wooden tube in the center of the room.
Project title
A Autópsia da Cigarra Gigante
Where
Teatro Oi Casa Grande
Address
Av. Afrânio de Melo Franco, 290 – a – Leblon, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 22430-060
Date
16/12/2008
Artists
Chelpa Ferro
- Barrão
- Luiz Zerbini
- Sergio Mekler
Orchestra and conducting
Jaques Morelenbaum
Production coordinator
Luiza Mello
Artist’s assistants
Julio Callado
Lighting
Zé Luiz Joels
Video
Gustavo Moura
Sound
Antoine Midane
Assistants
Mauro Bianchi
Festival Multiplicidade Credits
Curator | Director | Conception
Batman Zavareze
Art director
Leonardo Eyer Caótica
Director assistants
Chico Linhares
Design | Video | Art
Adriano Motta Caótica
Design
Júlia Rocha Caótica
Production coordinator
Roberto Bianchi
Production assistants | Photographic documentation
Lucas Werthein
Assistant
Gabriel Becker
Scenography
SuzanaLacevitz
Philippe Midani
Daniela Rodrigues
Technology coordinator
Fabio Ghivelder
Sound
Nado Leal
Multimedia
All Business
Stage director
Marcio Barros
Sound technician
Eduardo Baldi
Lighting technician
Bruno Barreto
Scene sets
Alex Augusto Silva
Photographic documentation
Leonardo Santos
Videographic documentation
Marcio Zavareze
Videographic documentation | editor
Emanuel Santos
Support
Priscilla Alves de Moura
Press consultants
Marcia Niemeyer
Executive production | administration
Mirian Peruch
Sponsored by
Oi Futuro
Working once again with Chelpa Ferro, Automática produced in December 2008, a grandiose presentation of the collective in the Teatro Oi Casa Grande, in Rio de Janeiro. The concert was part of Mutiplicidade (Mutliplicity), an event curated permanently by Batman Zavareze. With unprecendented spectacle created specially for this program, A Autopsia da Cigarra Gigante (The Autopsy of the Giant Cicada), gathered deconstructive pieces of classic music that were played by an orchestra conducted by the maestro, composer, arranger, instrumentalist and music producer Jacques Morelenbaum. Furthermore, Chelpa Ferro showed projections establishing a conversation between unusual instruments, incense, samplers, as well as with their Moby Dick, a giant drum set converted into a sculptural installation created by the group themselves.
Project Title
Vento Forte – Oficina 50 Anos (A Strong Wind – Oficina 50 years)
Place
Centro Cultural dos Correios
Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, 20
Centro – RJ
Visiting Information
12/04/2008– 01/25/2009
Conception
Heloisa Buarque de Holanda
Curators
- Alberto Renault
- Camila Mota
- Lucas Weglinski
Art Director
Alberto Renault
Production Coordinator
Luiza Mello
Executive Production
Elisa Ventura
Production Assistant
Paloma Bosquê
Production
- Mariana Schincariol Mello
- Arthur Moura
- Marisa Mello
Image Treatment
Render Filmes
Graphic design project
Ana Laet COM
Architecture
- Erika Duarte
- Thiago Tavares
Lighting
BL Iluminação
Scene Sets
Camuflagem
Press Consultants
Diadorim Idéias e Comunicação
- Ana Madureira de Pinho
- Teresa Karabtchevsky
Proofreading
Duda Costa
Acknowledgments
- Eva Doris Rosenthal
- Petrobras
- Academia de Filmes
- Associação Teatro Oficina
- Uzyna Uzona
- Elaine Cesar
- Jair Molina Jr.
- Gabriel Fernandes
- Cassandra Mello
- Renato Banti
- Mariano Mattos Martins
- Maurício Shirakawa
- Cibele Forjaz
- Sylvia Prado
- Anna Guilhermina
- Thaís Sandri
- Valério Peguini
- Beatriz Pimenta Corrêa
- Bruno Castro
- Lígia Roca
- Maarcela Farrás
- Vinicius Cardoso
With the purpose of celebrating the 50th anniversary of Teatro Oficina, Heloisa Buarque de Holanda conceived a tribute in the shape of an exhibition. By inviting three curators related to the universe of the Theater as well as to the Oficina itself — Alberto Renault, Camila Mota and Lucas Wegliski — the exhibition established a dense dialogue between the group’s history (and its emblematic director José Celso Martinez Corrêa) and the space of the Centro Cultural dos Correios. Archive material, notebooks, manifests, films unknown to the public and various records about the pieces of the group made up the material of the exhibition.
Project Title
H2O
Project realization
SESC Rio
Place
Arte SESC
Rua Marquês de Abrantes, 99
Flamengo
Visiting information
11/14/2008 – 03/29/2009
Conception
Heloisa Buarque de Hollanda
Curator
Henrique Lins de Barros
General Coordinator
O Instituto
Graphic design
Sonia Barreto
Executive production
Elisa Ventura
Production coordinator
Luiza Mello
Guest artist
Marta Jourdan
Scientific consultant
Daniel Acosta Avalos
Educational program
Teresa Guilhon
Educational consultant
Rona Hanning
Research
Fernando Dumas
Design’s assistants
- Regina Kemp
- Rafael Bucker
Graphic monitoring
Sidnei Balbino
Architecture
Salvi,giorge arquiteturadesign
Multimedia
- João Bonelli
- Joana Ventura l Muarê
Games
Antonio Claudio Quixadá
Original soundtrack
Ricardo Imperatore
Light design
B.L Iluminação
Scene Sets
Camuflagem
Acknowledgments
- Eva Doris Rosenthal
- Daniel Terra
- Fabrice Vautrin
Conceived by Heloisa Buarque de Holanda and curated by Henrique Lins de Barros, the exhibition H2O faced the challenge of showing, in an innovative format, the history and role of water in our daily lives . Installed at the Arte SESC of Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, H2O provided, with originality, a wide range of material embracing the theme. Through well conceived projections and back lights, the ambiance of the show involved the public visually and it was able to integrate image and information efficiently.
Project Title
Arquivo Geral
Realization
Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte
Amarelonegro Arte Contemporânea
Arte em Dobro
Galeria Artur Fidalgo
HAP Galeria
Galeria Laura Marsiaj
LURIXS Arte Contemporânea
Marcia Barrozo do Amaral Galeria de Arte
Mercedes Viegas Arte Contemporânea
Ronie Mesquita Galeria
Galeria Tempo
Place
Centro Cultural da Justiça Eleitoral
Address
Primeiro de Março, 42
Centro – Rio de Janeiro
Visiting information
10/23/2008 – 11/29/2008
Entrada Franca
Curator
Fernando Cocchiaralle
Curatorial assistant
Saulo Laudares
Production Coordinator
Luiza Mello [Automatica]
Production
Arthur Moura [Automatica]
Architecture
Ivan Pascarelli
Graphic Project
Tecnopop
Lighting
Belight
Lighting project
Samuel Betts
Scene sets
Camuflagem
Press consultants
Raquel Silva
Management
Gustavo Lacerda
Proofreading
Duda Costa
English translation
Renato Rezende
Between October and November of 2008, the third edition of Arquivo Geral(General Archive) was held in the Centro Cultural da Justiça Eleitoral, Rio de Janeiro. Curated by Fernando Cochiarale, the event organized by the leading galleries of Rio provided the public with a survey of the contemporary art scene, both of the city and the country as a whole. After the sucessful work on the second edition of the project (2006), Automatica returns to participate in the production of the third edition.
Project title
Paisagemnaturezamortaretrato
Artist
Luiz Zerbini
Place
Centro Universitário Maria Antonia
Rua Maria Antonia, 294 São Paulo SP
Visiting information
10/03/2008 – 11/16/2008
Free admission
Project realization
Centro Universitário Maria Antonia
Production
Automatica
Production coordinator
Luiza Mello
Artist’s assistant
Rodrigo Torres
Production
Arthur Moura
Lighting
Ricardo Heder
Reka Iluminação
Acknowledgments
Galeria Fortes Vilaça
Reka Iluminação
The exhibition Paisagemnaturezamortaretrato (Landscapestilllifeportrait)was a solo show by Luiz Zerbini held in Centro Universitário Maria Antônia, São Paulo, in October and November 2008. With exteme simplicity, Zerbini extended to the whole of the gallery space his relationship with color and painting. A skull resting on the floor added a final touch to the ambiance. The paint used by the artist for the paintings was metallic and reflected whoever observed them. The precision of the execution of the project by Automatica initiated a lasting partnership with Luiz Zerbini.
Project title
HÜZÜN
Place
Oi Futuro
Address
R. Dois de Dezembro, 63 Flamengo – Rio de Janeiro
Visiting information
09/09/2008 – 11/02/2008
Project
Carlos Vergara
Production
Automatica
Production coordinator
Luiza Mello
Carlos Vergara Studio’s coordinator
João Vergara
Carlos Vergara Studio’s production assistant
Ana Luiza Varella
Artist’s assistants
Thomaz Velho
Production
- Arthur Moura
- Mariana Schincariol Mello
- Marisa S. Mello
Critical essay
Luiz Camillo Osório
Guest artist
Paulo Vivacqua
Videomaker
Gustavo Moura
Graphic design project
Irene Peixoto | Nucleo i
Video editor
Luisa Marques
Image treatment
Eduardo Masini
Lighting project
Tomás Ribas
Press consultants
Claudia Noronha l CW&A
Proofreading
Duda Costa
English translation
Ana Luiza Varella
Photos
Vicente de Mello
Acknowledgments
Cesário Melantonio
Studio Alfa
More than an exhibition, Carlos Vergara made of HUZUN a collective project around his work. With the participation of the artists Gustavo Moura and the art critic Luiz Camillo Osório, Vergara showed in Oi Futuro, in Rio de Janeiro, a series of photographs and monotypes developed during two trips to Turkey, the first in 2006 and the second in 2008. The main focus of these forays was Capadocia, with its early churches carved into sandstone and underground dwellings loaded with the history of Christianity that began in the first century. Istambul, formerly Constantinople, also had some of its markets, minarets, mosques and ancient churches photographed. This raw material collected on site was taken to the studio and prepared for the exhibition. After digital manipulation, the photographs taken during the trips took several forms : prints on metacrilato, projections, 3D lenticular and 3D in real space, results of the intersection of images in space. The exhibition also featured monotypes on scarves that carry physical traces of the architecture and geography of this unique place.
Project title
Performance Presente Futuro
Place
Centro Cultural Oi Futuro
Visiting information
08/29/2008 – 08/31/2008
Curator
Daniela Labra
Production
Automatica
Production coordinator
Luiza Mello
Production
Arthur Moura
Mariana Schincariol Mello
Marisa S. Mello
Graphic design
João Modé
Patricia Norman
International video curator
Silvio de Gracia
Proofreading
Duda Costa
English translation
Renato Rezende
Acknowledgments
Denise Milfond
Galeria Fortes Vilaça
Assistants
Pedro Henrique Borges Thabata Castro Roberto
Artist’s assistants
Orlan Clarisse Canela
Since 2008, the festival Performance Presente Futuro(Performance Present Futuro) is held annually in Rio de Janeiro. Conceived by the curator and critic Daniela Labra, produced by Automática and hosted by Oi Futuro, this Festival brings to the public the multiple proposals, ideas, and research revolving around contemporary Brazilian and international performance. A film exhibit on the theme of the festival, as well as a site-specific installation by the Cia Teatro do anônimo, an exhibition of the collective Chelpa Ferro and a talk by the distinguished French artist Orlan were some of the activities that took place in August of 2008.
Project title
Jardim Elétrico
Artist
Chelpa Ferro
Place
Galeria Vermelho
Address
Rua Minas Gerais, 350 São Paulo
Visiting information
06/10/2008 – 07/05/2008
Project realization
Galeria Vermelho
Art director
Chelpa Ferro
- Barrão
- Luiz Zerbini
- Sergio Mekler
Artist’s assistants
Julio Callado
Production coordinator
Luiza Mello
[Automatica]
Production
Arthur Moura
[Automatica]
Software design
Russ Rive
[Superuber]
Jardim Elétrico (Electric Graden) is the title of an exhibition by the collective Chelpa Ferro held in Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo, between June and July 2008. This exhibition, produced by Automática, consisted of a series of drawings, objects and sound pieces created from speakers, light bulbs, cables, light sockets and circuitry.
Project title
Heteronímia Brasil
Place
Museo de América, Madri, Espanha
Visiting information
05/2008 – 09/2008
Project realization
Ministério da Cultura do Brasil
Project and curator
Adolfo Montejo Navas
Artists
- Ana Maria Tavares
- Lula Wanderley
- Elida Tessler
- Efrain Almeida
- Lenora de Barros
- José Rufino
- Marcelo Solá
- Rosângela Rennó
- Sandra Cinto
- Vicente de Mello
Production coordinator
Luiza Mello
Assembly design
Adolfo Montejo Navas
Assembly
Javier Velasco | Work in progress
Intervention
Elida Tessler
Sandra Cinto
Executive coordinator
Ana Lacerda | Al Consultoria
Insurance
Affinite Corretora de Seguros
Group show of Brazilian artists held in the Museo de América, in Madrid, Spain, curated by Adolfo Montejo Navas. With work by Ana Maria Tavares, Lula Wanderley, Elida Tessler, Efrain Almeida, Lenora de Barros, José Rufino, Marcelo Solá, Rosângela Rennó, Sandra Cinto e Vicente de Mello, this exhibition was an extension of the Brazilian participation in Arco 08. The curator’s intention was to bring together several works investigating subjectivity, the relationship with the other, language appropriation and simultaneity, negotiations between fiction and reality, and the relationship between writing and text. Besides that, the exhibition increased ties between Brazilian and Spanish institutions in the field of Visual Arts.
Project title
Pergunte ao
Artist
Nuno Ramos
Place
Fundação Eva Klabin
Address
Avenida Epitácio Pessoa, 2480, Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro
Visiting information
04/02/08 – 06/01/08
Curator
Marcio Doctors
Museologia
Ruth Levy
Diogo Corrêa Maia
Ana Maria Monteiro de Carvalho
Production coordinator
Luiza Mello
Production
Arthur Moura
Organization
Isabela Gomide
Technical project
Viga arquitetos
Assembly and development
Allen Roscoe
Assembly support
Paulo César
Marciano Ferreira
Diogo Corrêa Maia
Artist’s assistants
Romulo Froés
Text
Nuno Ramos
Voices
Cia. dos Atores
Bel Garcia
César Augusto
Drica Moraes
Gustavo Gasparani
Marcelo Olinto
Marcelo Valle
Susana Ribeiro
Chorus
Fernanda Felix
Michel Blois
Rodrigo Nogueira
Studio
Monoaural
Recording
Marcelo Tapajós
Graphic design project
Estúdio Gráfico Marcia Cabral
Press consultants
CW&A Comunicação
Photo
Vicente de Mello
Banner
Top Sign
English translation
Teresa Dias Carneiro
Proofreading
Rosalina Gouvêa
Acknowledgments
César Augusto
Cia. dos Atores
Marcelo Neves
Monoaural
Berna Ceppas
Daniel Carvalho
Kassin
Sandra Ramos
For the fifth time, Automática produces an exhibition for Projeto Respiração (Breathing Project). Curated by Marcio Doctors, this project builds a bridge between the classical collection of the Fundação Eva Klabin and contemporary art. Nuno Ramos, one of the leading names of Brazilian art today, presented the exhibition Pergunte ao (Ask), an intervention that took over the entire space of the beautiful house-museum in Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, where he intended, by using mirrors, granite and glass, to turn the rich collection of the foundation in on itself, in some sort of internal dialogue between the pieces and their reflections and secrets.
Each of the materials chosen by the artist defined the different sections of the exhibition and their titles: Mirror/Ask, Granite/Permit, Glass/Showcase. Nuno Ramos wrote a text specifically for each one of these sections.