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.
Project Title
Jungle jam
Place
Caixa Cultural Rio de Janeiro
Address
Av Almirante Barroso, 25 · Centro
Rio de Janeiro
Visiting Information
01/21/2008 – 03/09/2008
Artist
Chelpa Ferro
Sponsored by
Caixa econômica federal
Chelpa Ferro
Barrão
Luiz Zerbini
Sergio Mekler
Production Coordinator
Luiza Mello [automatica]
Production
Arthur Moura
Marisa S. Mello
Critical Essay
Moacir dos Anjos
Graphic Design Project
João Doria
Electronics and Software Design
Russ Rive /Superuber
Rafael Barmak
Ricardo Herbert
Lighting
Zé Luiz Joels
Assembly
Julio Callado
Nelson Leão
PC Caboverde
Proofreading
Duda Costa
Between January and March 2008, Automática rejoins Chelpa Ferro for the second installation of Jungle Jam, title of both the work and the exhibition. The piece, held this time at Caixa Cultural, Rio de Janeiro, is a sound piece consisting of a variety of different sized plastic bags, attached to the walls of the gallery by spinning electric motors. The motors are connected to a computer terminal (baptized ”big head”) programmed by the group which makes the bags spin in many different sequences and directions.
Project Title
Rossellini: TV Utopia
Place
CCBB Brasília
Address
SCES, Trecho 02, lote 22
Date
09/05/2007 – 09/16/2007
Place
CCBB Rio
Address
Rua Primeiro de Março, 66
Centro – Rio de Janeiro
Date
09/18/2007 – 09/30/2007
Free admission
Sponsored by
Banco do Brasil
Proofreading
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil
Curator
Steve Berg
Coordinator
Luiza Mello [Automatica]
Executive production
Débora Monnerat [Orbita]
Production assistant
Arthur Moura [Automatica]
Production assistant in Brasilia
Eduardo Paranhos
Graphic designer
Rara Dias e Paula Delecave [Zot Design]
Press consultants
Ana Ligia Petrone [Meio & Imagem]
Dialogues translation
Eliana Aguiar
Dialogues translation of Anno Uno
Renato Aguiar
Proofreading
Duda Costa
Graphic production
Sidnei Balbino
Subtitling
Vídeo Shack
Management
Gustavo Lacerda [Anima Projetos Culturais]
Expanding its area of actuation, Automática produces the film exhibit Rosselini: TV Utopia, held in the CCBB facilities of Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, in September 2007. Curated by Steve Berg, the festival featured a series of films unknown in Brazil (the so-called didactic films) made by the Italian director for television and cinema. The exhibit included panel discussions with the participation of professionals from different fields, such as journalism, anthropology, philosophy, cinema and history.
Project title
Ficções
Place
Museu Vale do Rio do Doce
Address
Antiga Estação Pedro Nolasco s/n – Argolas
Vila Velha – Espírito Santo
Visiting information
07/27/2007 – 09/27/2007
Sponsored by
Fundação Vale do Rio Doce
Expographic project
Regina Silveira
Curator
Adolfo Montejo Navas
General coordinator
Luiza Mello [Automatica]
Executive production
Débora Monnerat [Orbita]
Production assistant
Arthur Moura
Visual design
Dupla Design
Production and assembly of the work Mil e Um Dias
André Costa [Olhar Periférico Filmes]
Edition e videography of the work Mil e Um Dias
Matias Lancetti
Soundtrack of the work Mil e Um Dias
Rogério Rochlitz
Digital image of the work Entrecéu
Eduardo Verderame
Rodrigo Barbosa
Execution of the work Entrecéu
Krom Art Studio
Assembly of the work Entrecéu
Edson Tibaldi
Israel Marques de Carvalho
Renato Marianno Junior
Wellington Schwab de Plácido
3D assembly for the work Mirante
Thomaz Resende [Estúdio Camisa10]
Documentaries Lumen and Claraluz
André Costa (Direção) e Olhar Periférico Filmes (Produção)
Artist’s assistants
Eduardo Verderame
Renato Pêra
Thereza Salazar
Between July and September 2007, Regina da Silveira presented in the Museu Vale, in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, the exhibition Ficções (Fictions). On that occasion the artist completed a trilogy initiated in two other exhibitions, Claraluz (Clearlight) (CCBB, São Paulo, 2003) and Lúmen (Lumen) (Palácio de Cristal, Madri, 2005). Curated by Adolfo Montejo Navas and produced by Automatica, Ficções (Fictions) occupied the space of the museum with 3 major site-specific pieces titled Mirante (Lookout), Entrecéu (BetweenSky) and Mil e um dias (Thousand and One Days). In addition to these three works, the exhibition featured a second room with models and drawings of other significant artwork by the artist.
Project title
Ação Educativa Eu Vivo Cinema Panamericano
Place
Tenda da Vivo
Address
Praia de Ipanema – Rio de Janeiro
Visiting information
07/13/2007 – 07/26/2007
Entrada franca
Client
Espaço Z
Sponsor by
Vivo
General coordinator
Luiza Mello | Automatica
Educational coordinator
Analu Cunha
Research and production
Marisa S. Mello | Automatica
Educational production
Patrícia Norman
Art-educators
Carolina Luz
Mônica Muller
Suzana Nascimento
Thiago Assis
Monitor
Priscila Paes
During the month of July of 2007, the Tenda da Vivo, in Ipanema Beach, was the stage for the Ação Educativa Eu Vivo Cinema Panamericano. (I Live Panamerican Cinema Educational Action) The Ação Educativa(Educational Action) was an event devoted to activities related to the theme of cultural diversity in the Americas. Its purpose was to promote a reflection on the differences between the American people on the occasion of the Panamerican Games held in Rio de Janeiro in 2007. Through 3 different activities — Cinema, Storytelling and Music workshops — the visiting groups had the opportunity of experiencing and interacting with the habits of different cultures in order to critically enlarge their own relationship with the contemporary world.