Musa paradisiaca
Audição das flores
16 MAY – 28 JUN 2014
3+1 ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA presents Audição das flores (Flowers’ audition), a solo exhibtion of the
collective Musa paradisiaca (Eduardo Guerra, Lisboa, 1986 e Miguel Ferrão, Lisboa, 1986).
Audição das flores (Flowers’ audition), exists as a parallel exhibition Audição das máquinas (Machines’
audition) that the collective will present at Kunsthalle Lissabon between 10 May until 28 Junho 2014.
In “Audição das máquinas” and “Audição das flores”, Musa paradisiaca, presents two sets of objects,
assembled in two distinct families, although related to one another. Each cosmology of the machines
and the flowers creates a point of view, while rescuing the qualities of each object and opening them up
discussion.
Which qualities does each object have and how do these qualities inform the point of views presented?
Which transformation operates each object in the group which it belongs to and how does it change to
belong to each of the groups?
Machines and flowers are two limits of the same problem: the need to fulfill requirement between
shapes or the necessity of the forms that is required, subscribing in conjunction. In Each group, a
signature and in each of these signature is its mode of existence is revealed.
Casted painted pitch, the objects displayed in the two exhibitions are an extension of the "Aumentário"
(Augmentarium) series works realized since 2013 by Musa paradisiaca
Musa paradisiaca is an artistic project with Eduardo Guerra and Miguel Ferrão centred on dialogue.
Based on temporary partnerships with entities of varying competence, Musa paradisiaca takes different
forms, maintaining a discursive and participatory nature. Hence the proposal to create a thinking family,
one with many voices and affirming them.
Since 2010, have maintained an editorial program on www.musaparadisiaca.net with public sessions
held by Musa paradisiaca, Highlighted solo exhibitions include, “Comissão de almas” (Commission of
souls), Palácio Foz, Lisbon, 2014; In 2013 "Como se apanha um fugitivo?" (How do you get a fugitive)
CAM - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, " “Tarefas Impossíveis (O Criado do Cenáculo)”
(Impossible Tasks ( The Servant of the Cenacle )), Palais de Tokyo ( Paris), “Auto da emulação” (Self
emulation) , Cinemateca Portuguesa, Lisbon and , in 2012, “Tiro à gota” (Shot to drop), Old School,
Lisbon. Group exhibitions include, in 2013, “A Entrevista Perpétua” (The Perpetual Interview), Primeira
Avenida (Oporto), and in 2012, “Tem calma o teu país está a desaparecer” (Just relax your country is
disappearing), Zé dos Bois Gallery, Lisbon. The residencies include the Curatorial Laboritory,
Guimarães , 2012, Novo Novo México, Abrantes and Macau, 2012, Aguêdê – Ale, Sao Tome and
Principe , 2012-2013, and Fábrica da Pólvora, Corroios, 2014. Musa paradisiaca was awarded a
scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 2012, and were finalists for the EDP New
Artists Award in 2013
Eduardo Guerra and Miguel Ferrão would like to thank Veliciana Prazeres, Maria do Céu Madureira,
Inês Castaño and Luisa Seixas. Equally we would like to note the support of Kunsthalle Lissabon,
whose support was fundamental to the realization of this project.
3+1 ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA
April 2014
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