Camila Sposati's Corpos de Phonosophia Concludes Belojardim Residency in Pernambuco

Key facts

• The third edition of the Belojardim residency concluded in the agreste region of Pernambuco.
• The project Corpos de Phonosophia was led by artist Camila Sposati.
• Curators Cristiana Tejo and Kiki Mazzucchelli oversaw the residency.
• Fourteen residents from Belo Jardim participated, engaging with music, ceramics, and movement.
• The work is rooted in local cultural references and the materiality of clay, with Indigenous and African ancestry.
• The residency was initiated within the Instituto Conceição Moura from conversations between Cristiana Tejo and Mariana Moura.
• Sposati adapted her research on wind instruments and human organs for the local context over three years, working remotely from Vienna.
• Local coordinator David Biriguy acted as a co-curator, facilitating the project on the ground.
• Participants chose to create 'political sound,' influenced by Augusto Boal's Teatro Legislativo.
• Choreographer Amália Lima conducted digital body preparation sessions.
• Elaine Lima, leader of the Barro Branco quilombola community, was involved.
• The ceramic instruments were not fired due to budget constraints; sound was recorded separately for a digital exhibition.
• Video documentation by Ruda Cabral will show the instruments in three locations in Belo Jardim.
• The future of the Belojardim residency is uncertain and depends on government support.