Zé Tepedino's exhibition at Casa Triângulo explores time and history through everyday materials

Zé Tepedino's exhibition at Casa Triângulo in São Paulo, titled 'Tudo é a forma que fala', runs through 18 March. The show features sculptures and wall works that engage with themes of history, time, death, and potential resurrection. In 'Gênios da pintura 1' (2021), a framed geometric collage uses water-damaged pages from an art-history book, partially revealing a religious painting detail of a cherub placing a crown. Larger wall pieces like 'Avesso' (2020) and 'Avesso III' (2021) incorporate old, frayed parasols with haphazard stitching, showing sun-bleached material and rust shadows from salt-corroded frames. 'Ascensão' (2022) consists of box-framed compositions made from discarded Havaianas flip-flops, their treads uniform with street soot, nodding to Concretism and Geometric Abstraction through sharp cuts. 'Loja A' (2019) presents a pile of used receipt books on a workman's desk, while 'Mangaratiba' (2022) attaches slices of dried coconut to torn underlay fabric. A black-and-white video documents 'Projeto Boate' (2021), where Tepedino covered a concrete jetty with dark fabric that ripples in the wind, blending with the sea. The artist draws inspiration from Robert Smithson, finding sublime and sacred elements in small details, with works exhibiting a meditative, romantic beauty.