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Colagens​/​/​Collages

by Henry McPherson

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1.
Homofobia (Homophobia) 01:32
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2.
Xs Carniceirxs de São Sebastião (The Butchers of Saint Sebastian) 05:55
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3.
Glória (Gloria) 09:15
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O Coração Imaculado de Nossa Senhora da Fruta Fresca (The Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Fresh Fruit) 09:54
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O B______ (e outras salas de vidro)The B______ (and other glass rooms) 03:52
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SÓ TEM BIXAS (não alimente os animais ), THERE ARE ONLY QUEERS (Do Not Feed the Animals 04:10
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Me Abrigue (Take me in) 07:35
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Installed at DESPINA, Rio de Janeiro, BR, September 2018, and the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, UK, February 2019
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Colagens/Collages is an installation and accompanying audio album of sonic collages, produced as part of the Open Bodies residency (Residência Corpos Abertos) at DESPINA, Rio de Janeiro, BR, during September 2018. The residency, led by DESPINA and the Fruitmarket Gallery, and funded by the British Council, brought Scotland-based artists together with Brazilian artists in Rio, to work in parallel on projects exploring themes of gender and sexuality.

The audio samples used in the project were taken from locations of contemporary and historical importance to the Queer/LGBTQ(+) community of Rio de Janeiro's Zona Sul. Locations included: nightlife venues, places of support and shelter, public spaces, places of celebration, and the streets at day and night. Recordings were taken in the neighbourhoods of: Glória, Centro, Copacabana, Ipanema, Lapa, Urca, Botafogo, Catete, Flamengo, Jardim Botânico, Laranjeiras, and Santa Teresa.

During the installation at DESPINA, individuals followed a trail of deer-prints through the gallery space, along a walkway of found sounds from the city. At the door to the upstairs bathroom, the boy (o menino) offered them a key, and asked if they would like to listen.

During the installation at the Fruitmarket Gallery, audience members moved freely through the gallery throughout the showing, listening to the sound-collages on headphones connected to pink MP3 players mounted on the wall. Henry McPherson then performed using tiles covering a large banner, on which were written pieces of text collected from the residency period in Rio de Janeiro. Henry gradually uncovered the pieces of text, by smashing and rearranging tiles, while the entirety of the album of collages was played through loud-speakers.

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released September 10, 2018

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