“Thinking about nature through art is a magnificent way to make people aware of its importance, and Efrain Almeida develops a poetic work around this theme like few others”, states the Secretary of State for Culture, Luciana Casagrande Pereira. “It is an honor for Paraná to host, at MON, this solo exhibition that will certainly move us and connect us not only with nature, but also with the popular culture of the Brazilian backlands”, she comments.
The CEO of MON, Juliana Vosnika, explains that by holding this unprecedented exhibition the Oscar Niemeyer museum brings a garden into the exhibition room. “Here there will certainly be a silent exchange between artist and visitor”, he says
She highlights that, “in a happy coincidence”, the exhibition "The garden" takes place simultaneously with the installation of the “MON sem Paredes” project, in which the Museum breaks its physical limits. With an interactive sculpture park outside, MON embraces the public and invites them to enter.
“With his birds, houses, nests, trees and various other animals, Efrain connects us to an intimate nature, which can serve as an antidote to oblivion and contemporary ephemera. Sculptures, installations, paintings and embroidery evoke simple scenes that make us get in touch with our essence”, says Juliana.
Curator Bitu Cassundé explains that the exhibition, in addition to presenting different periods of Efrain's production, also encompasses the transition that is established in the artist's sculptural projects. “It ranges from wood production to bronze, in addition to covering other techniques he worked on, such as painting, embroidery and drawing”, he comments.
The exhibition continues the research that began in 2020 and unfolds in the documentary “Essay for Other Instants” (2021) and the exhibition Encarnado (2023), presented at the Centro Cultural do Cariri, in Crato (CE). “Both works discuss the body, the sacred and the territory from Canindé and Juazeiro do Norte, important religious centers in that state”, informs Cassundé.
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Exhibition | The garden
From June 20th to October 27th
Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 18pm, access until 17:30pm
