The Body as Space, Territory and its Borders

The Brazilian Exhibition of Countries and Regions at PQ 2019, could not stand otherwise but as a political manifesto at the global multi-view stage of PQ, highlighting the recent issues in the country.

It reflects the worldwide migratory conflicts and the local state of apprehension and uncertainty in regard to the current political leaders’ propositions, impelling to the devastation of the country, above all, endangering the environment and human rights; also dismissing the subjectivity of Art.

In this context, the exhibition approaches territoriality and borders as substantial issues, drawing attention to an individual’s space in the geographical, political, cultural and social world. It emphasizes human existence, as the centre of the conflict, and its risks. It expresses urgent issues related to identity, xenophobia, harassment, censorship, prejudice, intolerance. It points to the battle between immobility and the urgency of fighting for our existence in this scenario.

To do so, the curator’s proposal presents two layers: the Archive of selected artists’ recent productions, and the Intersections between individuals, territories and boundaries – a series of artistic residence projects developed during 2018 – to produce new performances in a site-specific context and its transposition to neutral spaces, exploring the power of non-textual narratives as instruments to face censorship. Working between reality and fiction – that Theatre and Performance allow to explore – the curatorial and design exhibition concepts are combined, staging space and design for performance as exhibition – performance – installation, to present The Body as Space, Territory and its Borders.

Body as provocative presence, breaking barriers,
re-configuring Borders; seeking Transformation;
Body to challenge and to subvert control attempts;
Body as a strong instrument of resistance, existence and creation;
Borders as meeting points inviting to perceive identity, empathy and to share a critical view of the world;
Body as Space, a place to exist.

This exhibition includes additional daily performances (Intersections Project) and a traveling exhibition (Archive).

Country/Region Brazil

Presenting Organization PQBrasil

Curator and Project Leader: Aby Cohen

Artists Artists ARCHIVE Exhibition: Aline Santini, Beli Araújo & Cesar Augusto, Bia Junqueira, Claudia de Bem, Coletivo Bijari, Daniel Ducato, Marcelo Denny & Marcelo D'Avilla, Marisa Bentivegna, Matheus Milanelli, Ney Madeira & Dani Vidal / INTERSECTION Project – Intersections RESISTANCE +Intersections BORDERS collective: Alexandre Maradei, Alicio Silva, Ana Carolina Guedes Vianna, Dalmir Rogério Pereira, Dani Paulino, Daniel Ducato, Daniele Geammal, Debora Lutz, Erika Schwarz, Fabricio Lins, Fany Magalhães, Fernando Henrique Gois, Ivon Mendes, Julia Armentano, Juliana Luiza Choma, Keity de Oliveira Valença, Larissa Miyashiro, Leonardo Bacarini Queiroz, Lucas de Oliveira, Luciana Aguiar, Lui Cobra, Marcello Girrotti Callas, Maria Celina Gil, Mauricio Garcia, Nadia Moroz Luciani, Pedro Cobra, Renata Castillo, Roderick Steel, Silvana Marcondes, Vanessa Dias; Artists Special Participation: Carolina Maciel, Luna Venarusso, Marcelo D'Avilla, Paula Hemsi, Sandro Biondo, Vinicius Souza (BRA) and Ian Evans (UK)

Team Camila Vieira, Denise Fujimoto, Ed Slousby, José Roberto Jardim, Julio Dojcsar, Lucas de Oliveira, Marcello Girrotti Callas, Marcio Tadeu, Paula de Paoli, Renato Bolleli Rebouças, Roderick Steel, Rodrigo Hilário, Wagner de Almeida