In Christian tradition, Lent is a period of preparation for the annual celebration of Christ\u2019s resurrection at Easter. It is a time the believer must devote to prayer, penitence and charity. Among other rites and practices, church statuary is veiled during Lent in order to encourage the faithful to focus exclusively on their own thoughts and actions, standing before God without the support and mediation provided by the saints and symbols throughout the rest of the liturgical year. In other words, during Lent, iconography\u2014representation\u2014is erased as a test of faith. It is interesting to note that, seeing the saints all veiled, erased from the temple pedestals, one has the opportunity to be alone, face to face with their own reality, body and soul; human, without mediators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The installation by the S\u00e3o Paulo artist Carlito Carvalhosa \u201cA soma dos dias\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(\u201cThe Sum of Days\u201d) resorts to this same idea or principle, proposing to cover and erase in order to reveal or have seen. A tall and voluminous fabric construction veils and hides the architecture at the Oct\u00f3gono Gallery, making it disappear and, as such, interrupting the customary flow and perception of the institution\u2019s interior.The rigid geometry is countered by a labyrinth of curves and floating, diaphanous walls, susceptible to the slightest breeze and movement. Inside this other space, the gallery disappears, making way for a world of silhouettes and shadows that move to a discreet but persistent soundtrack that is somehow familiar. The asymmetric play of lamps on the walls underscores the broken parity of the original venue, creating distinct zones of light and shade and conferring a cinematic quality upon this new architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The soundtrack created by Philip Glass, using several of his own compositions, underpins the time the work sets for the gallery interior. It repeats in perpetual motion an incessant, labyrinthine time, over which incidental sounds are recorded each day\u2014conversations, footsteps, movements\u2014captured by microphones and played back instantly through speakers. Each day a new track is laid over and incorporates that of the previous day. This accumulation, this sum of days, constitutes the experiential memory of the work\u2019s passage through the institution. It produces a happening and, simultaneously, records and stores its own presence, its history.<\/p>\n\n\n
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