[:pt]Em Cases (2022) Banfi constrói objetos que preveem o acondicionamento, transporte e proteção para um único disco de vinil. No entanto, só há ali a memória desses objetos e suas diferente possibilidades sonoras, dadas por materiais e cores que sugerem ritmos diferentes para cada obra.[:en]In Cases (2022) Banfi builds objects that provide packaging, transport and protection for a single vinyl record. However, there is only the memory of these objects and their different sound possibilities given by materials and colors suggesting different rhythms for each work.[:]

Em Cases (2022) Banfi constrói objetos que preveem o acondicionamento, transporte e proteção para um único disco de vinil.

No entanto, só há ali a memória desses objetos e suas diferente possibilidades sonoras, dadas por materiais e cores que sugerem ritmos diferentes para cada obra.

[:pt]Em Cases (2022) Banfi constrói objetos que preveem o acondicionamento, transporte e proteção para um único disco de vinil. No entanto, só há ali a memória desses objetos e suas diferente possibilidades sonoras, dadas por materiais e cores que sugerem ritmos diferentes para cada obra.[:en]In Cases (2022) Banfi builds objects that provide packaging, transport and protection for a single vinyl record. However, there is only the memory of these objects and their different sound possibilities given by materials and colors suggesting different rhythms for each work.[:]

[:pt]Em Cases (2022) Banfi constrói objetos que preveem o acondicionamento, transporte e proteção para um único disco de vinil. No entanto, só há ali a memória desses objetos e suas diferente possibilidades sonoras, dadas por materiais e cores que sugerem ritmos diferentes para cada obra.[:en]In Cases (2022) Banfi builds objects that provide packaging, transport and protection for a single vinyl record. However, there is only the memory of these objects and their different sound possibilities given by materials and colors suggesting different rhythms for each work.[:]

“In 2012 I had the luck of witnessing a recording of Elza Soares singing Aquarela do Brasil for the album Sonzeira – Brasil Bam Bam Bam, produced by Gilles Peterson and Kassin.

It was a unique experience. I asked Gilles if I could use the take where Elza gets emotional – and that they weren’t going to use for the album – to think of an art piece. He loved the idea. At the time I wanted Elza’s voice acappella but the guitar leaked into the voice’s microphone and I had no way of separating them.

Last year, with a new plugin we managed to separate the guitar from the voice, and I started thinking about the project again, and after a visit to a friend’s record pressing plant, I thought of a collection of “painted” records with Elza’s voice.

I contacted Pedro Loureiro, Elza’s agent telling him about the project – he found the idea beautiful and gave me full support.

On the 19th of January of 2022 I went to the pressing plant and spent the day with their team creating a way of unifying the colored parts of residual polymers and pieces of vinyl to create unique records. Elza passed away the next day. I am so grateful to everyone that was part of the project and helped made it come true” – Chiara Banfi

[:pt]“Em 2012 eu tive a sorte de presenciar a gravação da Elza Soares cantando Aquarela do Brasil para o disco Sonzeira - Brasil Bam Bam Bam, produzido por Gilles Peterson e Kassin. Foi uma experiência inigualável. Pedi ao Gilles para usar o “take” onde Elza mais se emociona, e que eles não iriam usar no disco, para pensar alguma obra e ele topou. Eu, na época queria a voz da Elza acapella, mas o violão tinha vazado no microfone da voz e não tinha como separar. No ano passado retomei o projeto. Com um novo plug-in, foi possível separar o violão da voz da Elza e após uma visita à fábrica de disco Rocinante, do meu amigo Pepe Monnerat, pensei em uma coleção discos “pintados” com a voz da Elza acapella. Entrei em contato com o Pedro Loureiro, empresário da Elza, para contar do projeto e ele achou a ideia linda e me deu todo o apoio. No dia 19 de janeiro de 2022 fui para a fábrica e passei o dia com a equipe desenvolvendo uma maneira de juntar partes coloridas de LPs descartados e resíduos de polímeros criando pinturas únicas. Elza partiu no dia seguinte. Sou muito agradecida a todos que participaram deste projeto, tornando-o possível” – Chiara Banfi[:en]“In 2012 I had the luck of witnessing a recording of Elza Soares singing Aquarela do Brasil for the album Sonzeira - Brasil Bam Bam Bam, produced by Gilles Peterson and Kassin. It was a unique experience. I asked Gilles if I could use the take where Elza gets emotional - and that they weren’t going to use for the album - to think of an art piece. He loved the idea. At the time I wanted Elza’s voice acappella but the guitar leaked into the voice’s microphone and I had no way of separating them. Last year, with a new plugin we managed to separate the guitar from the voice, and I started thinking about the project again, and after a visit to a friend’s record pressing plant, I thought of a collection of “painted” records with Elza’s voice. I got in contact with Pedro Loureiro, Elza’s agent telling him about the project, he found the idea beautiful and gave me full support. On the 19th of January of 2022 I went to the pressing plant and spent the day with their team creating a way of unifying the colored parts of residual polymers and pieces of vinyl to create unique records. Elza passed away the next day. I am so grateful to everyone that was part of the project and helped made it come true” – Chiara Banfi[:]