CRYPSIS (Session 2)

Eu era ar, espaço vazio, tempo is an exercise (and an invitation to the wayfarer) of becoming with space, with the other species and elements that inhabit it through matter and sound. In the words of Stella do Patrocínio, being air, empty space, time. It proposes a merging with the exhibition environment, understanding crypsis as a phenomenon that, beyond a survival strategy, responds to a desire to dissolve into the world.

This collaboration between Fabiana Vinagre and Belén Rodríguez includes two works by Belén Rodríguez in the form of garments coloured with natural dyes from material collected from trees and plants in a forest in Cantabria. Using the shibori technique, the artist draws a parallel between tree leaves and bird feathers, making the foliage of the trees a sort of maternal cloak that shelters and protects the animal species that live beneath its branches, including the artist herself. 

_{Features of the works on loan, courtesy of the artist and the Juan Silió Gallery: Cosmic Dancer (Pati), 2023. Painting/suit. Cotton dyed with dyes from the forest. Iroko wooden support. 150 x 120 cm. Cosmic Dancer (Carmen), 2023. Painting/suit. Cotton dyed with forest dyes and bleached with lemon. Iroko wooden support. 150 x 120 cm.}

Animacy is a musical improvisation set featuring Vica Pacheco’s ceramic instruments. The main melody is emitted by six hydraulic whistling vessels, resonators and different objects. Her practice is situated between ritual and translation, where healing or curing becomes dialogue to understand that if everything is alive, conversation surpasses words; discourse can be renewed through affections, sensations and perceptions. Each concert is different. They can be described as sonic ecosystems with organic and unsettling sounds emerging from their vessels to guide the audience through unexplored territories.