Carolina Cordeiro

September 2021, São Paulo

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The project for the solo exhibition 'América do Sal' [‘Salt America’] by Carolina Cordeiro is part of a trilogy in development: América do sol, América do sal, América do sonho. Cordeiro chose to start the work with salt, weaving a large net/weft of string into the space. 

This net, which holds small bags of salt at different points, was installed at the height of the artist's neck, considering that these wrappings can be imagined as patuás, elements of protection. The installation also thinks of salt as an element of purification and cleansing, and considers the fact that salt baths are always done from the neck down, never directly on the head.

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