Installed in a modernist house in São Paulo, this series of sculptures and spatial interventions explores the tension between the ideals of modern architecture and organic processes of object-making. Each piece reflects a negotiation between control and collapse, order and decay. In the former garage, twisted, rusted parts from a recent car accident lie alongside rigid steel structures. The light in this space is filtered through a translucent red net, commonly used in agriculture for the weather protection of greenhouses.
In the empty swimming pool, a puddle of India ink gradually dilutes, mingling with the scarce rainwater that accumulates throughout the exhibition. Outside in the garden, broken air conditioner coils evoke the relentless cycle of replacements needed to cope with overheating. This desolate landscape underscores the building’s tension between preserving its original, pristine condition and facing the pressures of an environment increasingly affected by the rising temperatures and prolonged droughts in São Paulo.
