A. And A again
curtain D, 2021
graphite on paper
42 x 29,7 cm
Installation View @ auroras
Installation View @ auroras
Installation View @ auroras
prelude (or curtain call), 2021
steel, velvet curtain, stepper motor, arduino
93 x 76 x 20 cm
Installation View @ auroras
Installation View @ auroras
Installation View @ auroras
Installation View @ auroras
discussion I (variation), 2021
resin, fiberglass, electronic circuits, mini speakers, servo motor and arduino
Installation View @ auroras
discussion I, 2021
video projection on mannequins, bed
discussion I, 2021
video projection on mannequins, bed
portrait from behind, 2020
gelatin silver print
19 x 28.3 cm
Photo Credit: Julia Thompson
little theater, 2021
wood, steel, puppets, velvet, led light, vibration motor and arduino
60 x 163 x 58 cm
house hair, 2021
steel, resin, wax and hair
132 x 36 x 36 cm
house hair, 2021
steel, resin, wax and hair
132 x 36 x 36 cm
sun legs, 2019
resin
15 cm ø
house hair II, 2021
wax and hair
18 x 12 x 12 cm
carousel, 2021
iron, resin, figure, halogen lamp, synchronous motor
36 x 56 x 36 cm
curtain, 2021
oil on canvas and velvet
24 x 18 cm
wedding (solarized), 2020
gelatin silver print
20.5 x 15.5 cm
portrait TSF-3 / ??-123, 2021
oil on canvas and galvanized steel frame
180 x 110 cm
signal, 2020-2021
LED spotlight programmed with morse code, arduino, relay
All images courtesy of the artist and space. Photos by Julia Thompson.
The curtains open, there is an attempt to enunciate something that results only in a vibration, or even this imperative to speak makes it impossible to end a discussion. These small scenes take place in different rooms at auroras, featuring mechanized objects, pre-programmed and random choreographies, light signals, paintings and videos. What they have in common is that they seem to have a certain theatricality in the way they present themselves.
In Ilê Sartuzi's exhibition at auroras, actions seem to be a beginning that is always postponed, doomed to failure, or they find it difficult to articulate a coherent meaning. The communication attempt emits a red light in morse code from inside the house while listening to noise from other parts. Formally, repetition link these parts together in a loop that encompasses virtually all objects. That is, the “liveliness” of things is programmed so that there are moments of saturation of stimuli and others of more punctual actions.
The scales of the objects range from miniatures, a curtain for small people, something the size of children's toys, and the standard size of an adult mannequins. They refer to universes of representations, whether through childish imagination exercises or theater elements.
Due to the nature of the works, the visiting hours of the exhibition are changed, starting at dusk. The show remains inactive during the day. In this atmosphere, the house is filled with inanimate objects while a possible narrative of new residents is created.