Descripción de la Exposición
CAMPLE LINE announces an exhibition of new work by Brazilian artist Tonico Lemos Auad, opening 2 October 2021. It is the first solo presentation of Auad’s work in Scotland.
In his work, Auad explores physical manifestations of belief, specifically looking at the personal or cultural significance afforded objects in everyday life. Drawing on a wide range of materials and objects and often encompassing notions of architecture and landscape, Auad’s unique way of working subverts traditional techniques associated with craft such as embroidery, woodcarving and stonemasonry.
The exhibition brings together six new sculptural works made using reclaimed wooden beams and six new textiles, and constitutes a powerful and poetic meditation on two of Auad’s most characteristic materials. Auad has placed this new body of work across two levels at Cample, with a new large-scale sculptural installation placed upstairs in direct material dialogue with the architectural features of the space. The building’s original use as a row of millworkers’ cottages within the former Cample Mill complex and subsequent history of repurposing and reuse provides a compelling ground for this body of work, which extends Auad’s longstanding engagement with architecture, landscape and human interaction.
As José Augusto Ribeiro has said, ‘[Auad’s] works point to moments and places that are different from here and now, sometimes a distant past and more often an open field of possibilities’.
Tonico Lemos Auad was born in Belém, Brazil, and now lives and works in London. His work explores physical manifestations of belief, specifically looking at the personal or cultural significance afforded objects in everyday life. Often encompassing notions of architecture and landscape, Auad’s unique way of working subverts traditional techniques associated with craft such as embroidery, woodcarving and stonemasonry.
The exhibition runs until 12 December and is supported by Creative Scotland and The Henry Moore Foundation.
Exposición. 16 ene de 2025 - 16 ene de 2026 / Palacio de Cristal / Madrid, España
Formación. 01 oct de 2024 - 04 abr de 2025 / PHotoEspaña / Madrid, España
