Carla Cabanas
Other Free entry
Tuesday 29 September · until 11 Oct
In O Bestiário, Carla Cabanas presents an installation of sculptures inspired by the imaginary beings gathered by Borges, using gold leaf and photographs from her own family history on a journey between the strange and the familiar. Free admission.
In O Bestiário, Carla Cabanas presents an installation composed of sculptures inspired by the universe of imaginary beings gathered by Jorge Luis Borges in The Book of Imaginary Beings. Between guardian fish, impossible birds, hybrid creatures and mythical figures, the artist creates a territory where reality and fiction intertwine, continuously expanding a repertoire of forms, stories and meanings. Each sculpture summons pre-existing narratives and, at the same time, opens up space for new interpretations, arising from the gaze and experience of those who observe them. Using gold leaf as a metaphor for transformation and repair, in an approach to the Japanese traditions of wabi-sabi and kintsugi, Carla Cabanas highlights imperfection as well as the marks of time, impermanence and incompleteness. The incorporation of photographs from her own family history brings these fantastic creatures closer to the human condition, turning them into mirrors of our vulnerabilities, memories and desires. Spread across three interconnected sections, O Bestiário leads the public on a journey between the strange and the familiar, where imagination reveals deep affinities with the experience of life. Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm. Free.