L’Arbre d’oublier + Cine África + Cine Brasil + Ipê Amarelo
2013
L’Arbre d’oublier video still
Cine África video still
Cine Brasil video still
Ipê Amarelo video still
"L’Arbre d’oublier takes place in Ouidah, one of the biggest slave trafficking ports in Africa. It is the site of the so-called 'Tree of Forgetfulness', which African men were forced to encircle 7 times, in a symbolic ritual intended for them to forget their families, land and history and become slaves. By walking around the tree 437 times in the opposite direction, I retrace a trajectory that is at once historical and extremely symbolic, conversing with the past and retrieving the histories of enslaved blacks."
Text sent by Paulo Nazareth on the occasion of the subscription to the 19th Festival (January 2015)
L’Arbre d’oublier, 2013 | Video, 27’31”
Cine África, 2012-2013 | Video, 7’34”
Cine Brasil, 2012-2013 | Video, 15’10”
Ipê Amarelo, 2012-2013 | Video, 10’34”
Paulo Nazareth
L'Arbre D'Oublier (2013) | Paulo Nazareth
Cine África (2013) | Paulo Nazareth
Cine Brasil (2013) | Paulo Nazareth
Ipê Amarelo (2013) | Paulo Nazareth
Performances (2010) | Paulo Nazareth
Compilation of various performances of the artist
The artist's blog about the project Cadernos de África. [pt]
The artist's blog about the project Noticias de América. [pt]
The artist's blog until 2011. [pt]
Interviews with the artist:
Interviewed by Hélio Nunes (Magazine 3x3, Sep. 2012). [pt]
Interviewed by Felicitas Rohden (Studio Visits, Goethe Institut, Jul. 2012). [eng]
Interview for Fotress to solitude. [eng]
Articles about the artist:
Paulo Nazareth, by Oliver Basciano (ArtReview, Mar. 2013). [eng]
Paulo Nazareth, um artista exótico. Tido como o ‘reinventor da performance’, mineiro de 36 anos expõe nas bienais de Lyon e Veneza e em museu de Oslo, by Audrey Furlaneto. (Jornal O Globo, Oct. 2013). [pt]
Paulo Nazareth, o andarilho das artes, by Mariana Zylberkan (Veja, May 2012). [pt]
Paulo Nazareth está 'reinventando a performance' com caminhadas, by Silas Martí (Folha de S. Paulo, Apr. 2013). [pt]