Mano Penalva

– Casa Wabi 2021

Community Project

Jardín Arado – Puerto Escondido
The idea of the project was to create a Zen garden for the facilities of the Puerto Escondido Autism Center. This garden is designed as a tool that can be used to carry out stimulation exercises and encourage the creativity of the children who attend this space. The installation is delimited with a palm curtain brought from San Isidro Llano Grande, the framing of the sandbox is made up of partitions created in an artisanal way in the community of Agua Zarca, the wooden tools to make the drawings on the sand were manufactured in the El Venado community and the sand and stones from the garden were brought from the river in the Hidalgo community; This piece is in some way an overview of the communities with which the foundation works continuously.

Log-Piece

  • Sin Título (2021) Instalación 107 x 14 x 10 cm

N.T. (2021)
Installation
107 x 14 x 10 cm

Brazil

Salvador, 1987

Mano Penalva’s production comes from the displacement of everyday objects, reflecting the artist’s interest in Anthropology and Material Culture. Through mediums such as sculpture, installation, painting, photography and video, Penalva proposes new aesthetic arrangements based on retail sales strategies, his own experience of collecting stories and the observation of the field between the Home and the Street. With his artwork, Penalva emphasizes the idea that the exponential proliferation of objects and images is not intended to train our perception or consciousness, but rather invite us to merge with them. Penalva holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2008). He attended art courses at Parque Lage for 7 years (2005-2011). He founded the artist-run space and studio, Massapê Projetos that focuses on critical art thinking and production.

In recent years he has participated in several artistic residencies such as Casa Wabi – Puerto Escondido (Mexico) 2021, Fountainhead Residency – Miami (USA) 2020, LE26by/ Felix Frachon Gallery – Brussels (Belgium) 2019, AnnexB – New York (USA) 2018, Penthouse Art Residence – Brussels (Belgium) 2018, RAT – Artistic Residence for Exchange – Mexico City (Mexico) 2017, Pop Center – Camelódromo Porto Alegre (Brazil) 2017.
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