Dead Forest Storm, Charly Nijensohn

A short film by Argentinian director Charly Nijensohn. Thirty years ago, the Brazilian government authorized the construction of the Balbina Hydroelectric Dam, in the heart of the Amazonia region, with the aim to provide energy to the city of Manaus.

Le Clash, Anri Sala

Anri Sala is the most prominent Albanian contemporary artist. His piece Le Clash, a clear reference to the band The Clash whose “Should I Stay or Should I Go” plays in the background, was shown at the 29th Sao Paulo Art Biennial.

O Grivo, Cao Guimaraes

Cao Guimarães is a Brazilian visual artist and cineaste, living and working in Belo Horizonte. O Grivo is an artistic and musical project created in 1990 at Belo Horizonte by Marcos Moreira Marcos and Nelson Soares

475 Volver, Cinthia Marcelle

Brazilian artist Cinthia Marcelle uses video and photography to document the effects her slight interventions have on the usual order of things

VCA, Rafael França

Trailer of the documentary Rafael França – work as testament, about the Brazilian artist Rafael França. Directed by Marco Del Fiol and Alex Gabassi.

MAU WAL, Mauricio Dias and Walter Riedweg

Brazilian artist Mauricio Dias and Swiss artist Walter Riedweg have collaborated together since the early 1990s. Trailer of the documentary MAUWAL about their work.

Samples of Work, Chelpa Ferro

The Brazilian artists Barrão, Luiz Zerbini, Sergio Mekler work under the brand Chelpa Ferro. They produce multimedia pieces, videoart, installations and performance. Here a few samples of their fresh and irreverent work.

Veracruz, Rosangela Reno

Veracruz is a fictional documentary from 2001 by Brazilian videoartist and photographer Rosangela Reno. It features an imaginary dialogue as the first Portuguese boat arrives to the coasts of Brazil in 1500. Reno’s work is notorious for merging a poetic display and a deeply involved political attitude.

Making of, Ernesto Neto

Brazilian world-class sculptor Ernesto Neto talks us through his installation entitled MOTHER BODY EMOTIONAL DENSITIES, FOR ALIVE TEMPLE TIME BABY SON, which was on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

Fondation Cartier exhibition, Adriana Varejao

Adriana Varejao is a young but notorious Brazilian artist who revisits the history and identity of her country through an array of media. The traditional blue tiles (azulejos) are ever present in her work, rooting it to the Baroque past.