C o c o o n s
This installation was presented at the Sacred Art Museum of
Bahia, in the city of Salvador, Brazil, on November 1998. The Museum is located
on an 17th century monastery on the top of a hill facing the All Saints Bay.
For the first time it opened its doors to host a modern art show. Its thick
white walls and its dense and misterious atmosphere contrast very well with the
huge waxed polyethilene cocoons.
The cocoons were as long as 20 feet and were made of
polyethilene film. They were waxed with oil grease to get that brownish and shiny
look.
"The Offering", a piece consisting of a glass
container filled with rubber chickens ointed in vaseline, completes the
installation.. The base of the container is circled by Christmas light sets.
Photos:
Adenor Gondim