Discover “In works”, a podcast recently launched by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo

2023-12-30 15:55:05

On December 10, 2023, the 35th edition of the São Paulo Biennial, entitled “Choreography of the Impossible”, came to an end. Although the exhibition has ended, the experiences and encounters it provided are far from over. In the month that marks the closing of the exhibition at the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion and the beginning of its itinerary throughout Brazil, the Fundação Bienal launched the podcast “In works”, which features conversations and interviews with curators and guest artists from the 35th Bienal.

Podcast cover image. Source: São Paulo Biennial Foundation.

The initiative is offered by the Italian brand Bulgari and produced by Trovão Mídia. It works as an “audio experiment” – a way of continuing the discussions presented during the 35th Biennale. Furthermore, the project also acts as a way to stimulate knowledge about contemporary art and expand the dissemination of these artists’ work to an increasingly broader and diverse audience.

With 14 new episodes, the podcast is divided into different themes, covering everything from the creative process of certain productions, to the debate on contemporary issues raised by the works. All audios can be accessed on the Fundação Bienal website or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer and Amazon Music platforms. So far, the first three episodes of the project are available, as well as an extra recording, made by curator Diane Lima and artist Gabriel Massan.

In the first episode, released on December 4th, architect and urban planner Louise Lenate, curator of the 13th São Paulo International Architecture Biennial, spoke with artist and activist Denilson Baniwa, one of the main names in contemporary indigenous art. In the chat, they discussed topics such as the history of Ibirapuera Park, where the Biennale is held, and the relationship between this environment and art. They address, for example, the installation of monuments and public sculptures in São Paulo during the 1950s and the erasure of indigenous communities that previously lived in this region, seeking to understand the dialogue between the park’s modernist narrative and Baniwa’s production for this Biennial. .

In the second episode, Rio de Janeiro artist Tadáskia shared parts of the creative process and preparation of the works “Drawing Animated” and “Ave preta preta mystica”. She tells how her sensitivity was developed throughout her life, not just within the artistic field, and how realizing this was an important step in her production. Revisiting important moments in her history, Tadáskia explains how she uses materials such as boards, bamboo, eggshells and facial powder to address existential issues, linked to freedom and sensory experiences.

In the third episode, researcher and professor Diane Moura talks to artist and educator Inaicyra Falcão, debating education and teaching policies for Afro-Brazilian and indigenous history and culture. In this conversation, Inaicyra talks about the commissioned work “Tokunbó: sons entre mares”, composed of a set of publication, recording, album presentation and lyrical performance. The project has a documentary function, but not only that: it is a combination of performance, memory and ancestry.

The remaining episodes of the podcast will be released in the coming weeks, with the aim of disseminating the choreographies of the impossible practiced over the three months of the Biennale. “In works” is an unmissable opportunity to delve into the world of artists and get to know their productions in depth.