Galeria Vermelho presents, from September 23rd to October 15th, 2005, the solo exhibition of the Chelpa Ferro group.
Created by visual artists Jorge Barrão, Luiz Zerbini and Sergio Mekler, in 1995, Chelpa Ferro, which is currently participating in the 51st Venice Biennale, in Italy, will present four works at Galeria Vermelho.
Electrical cables, drum cymbals, microphones, speakers. The main feature of Chelpa Ferro‘s new exhibition, at Galeria Vermelho, is the use that the group gives to objects that, when removed from their usual locations, gain new meanings, reverberating through the space without, however, losing their original materiality. The two installations that make up the exhibition work with this idea. The first is made up of 18 drum cymbals of different sizes, 18 different speakers, 18 metal rods, CD players and timers. Each drum cymbal is mounted next to a metal rod that, when activated by the timer, rotates causing a continuous and distinct metallic sound due to the size and different qualities of metal. The second is made up of four objects created from tangles of electrical cables. In addition to these works, the group is preparing a new video that will be presented in the gallery’s recently opened video room.
Galeria Vermelho presents, from September 23rd to October 15th, 2005, the solo exhibition of the Chelpa Ferro group.
Created by visual artists Jorge Barrão, Luiz Zerbini and Sergio Mekler, in 1995, Chelpa Ferro, which is currently participating in the 51st Venice Biennale, in Italy, will present four works at Galeria Vermelho.
Electrical cables, drum cymbals, microphones, speakers. The main feature of Chelpa Ferro‘s new exhibition, at Galeria Vermelho, is the use that the group gives to objects that, when removed from their usual locations, gain new meanings, reverberating through the space without, however, losing their original materiality. The two installations that make up the exhibition work with this idea. The first is made up of 18 drum cymbals of different sizes, 18 different speakers, 18 metal rods, CD players and timers. Each drum cymbal is mounted next to a metal rod that, when activated by the timer, rotates causing a continuous and distinct metallic sound due to the size and different qualities of metal. The second is made up of four objects created from tangles of electrical cables. In addition to these works, the group is preparing a new video that will be presented in the gallery’s recently opened video room.