Ayrson Heráclito Launches Virtual Exhibition on Videobrasil Online Platform
Ayrson Heráclito, a visual artist hailing from Macaúbas, Bahia, has unveiled his inaugural virtual exhibition titled 'Sacudimentos' on the Videobrasil Online platform. This showcase comprises ten audiovisual pieces created between 2004 and 2018, along with a newly produced introductory video curated by Solange Farkas. Heráclito delves into themes of African and Afro-Brazilian culture, particularly addressing issues of slavery and racism. He observes that the Brazilian art scene has only recently begun to acknowledge his work as 'contemporary,' which has historically been viewed through an exotic lens due to colonial influences. The exhibition features seldom-seen works, including the 2015 installation 'Sacudimentos,' filmed at the House of Slaves in Senegal and Casa da Torre in Bahia, although the virtual setting poses challenges since the pieces were originally intended for physical environments.
Key facts
- Ayrson Heráclito's first virtual exhibition, 'Sacudimentos,' is on Videobrasil Online.
- The show features ten audiovisual works from 2004-2018 and a new video.
- Curated by Solange Farkas, founder of Associação Cultural Videobrasil.
- Heráclito's work addresses African and Afro-Brazilian culture, slavery, and racism.
- His art was long seen as exotic and primitive by a colonial tradition.
- The Associação Cultural Videobrasil recognized his work as contemporary in the 1980s/90s.
- The installation 'Sacudimentos' (2015) documents rituals at slave trade sites in Senegal and Bahia.
- The virtual format challenges the presentation of works originally for physical spaces.
Entities
Artists
- Ayrson Heráclito
- Solange Farkas
- Abdoulaye Konaté
Institutions
- Associação Cultural Videobrasil
- Videobrasil Online
Locations
- Macaúbas
- Bahia
- Brazil
- Senegal
- Gorée Island