[exhibition design]
8th Mercosur Visual Arts Biennial: Essays on Geopoetics
2011
Cais do Porto, Santander Cultural, MARGS and public spaces, Porto Alegre, Brazil
architecture: Helena Cavalheiro in association with Eduardo Saorin; Juliana Ziebell, Crislaine Araújo and Mariana Bogarin [assistant]
curatorship: José Roca, Paola Santoscoy, Alexia Tala, Cauê Alves and Aracy Amaral
Photo: Fabio del Re
Exhibition design for the 8th Mercosul Visual Arts Biennial: Essays on Geopoetics, at Cais do Porto, Santander Cultural, MARGS, and public spaces, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Curated by José Roca, Paola Santoscoy, Alexia Tala, Cauê Alves, and Aracy Amaral.
technical information
client: Fundação Bienal de Artes Visuais do Mercosul
location: Cais do Porto, Santander Cultural, MARGS and public spaces, Porto Alegre, Brazil
exhibition area: 13.900 m²
opening: september 2011
curatorship: José Roca, Paola Santoscoy, Alexia Tala, Cauê Alves and Aracy Amaral
architecture: Helena Cavalheiro and Eduardo Saorin, Juliana Ziebell, Crislaine Araújo e Mariana Bogarin [assistants]
graphic design: Angela Detanico and Rafael Lain [visual identity and graphic design] and Portfolio Design [layout and design]
production: Fábio Coutinho [executive production], André Severo and Germana Konrath [general coordinator] and Ágata Baú [assistant]; Eduardo Saorin and Helena Cavalheiro [design, production and general coordinators of museography], Crislaine Araújo, Juliana Ziebell [museography project and executive production] and Mariana Bogarín [assistant]
lightning design: André Domingues and Maurício Moura [ Mostras Geopoéticas e Cadernos de Viagem]; Camila Dias, Marta Felizardo and Mirco Zanini [Mostras Além Fronteiras, Cidade Não Vista, Eugenio Dittborn]; Marta Felizardo [Casa M]
audiovisual design: Helena Cavalheiro
architecture construction: Zomer Móveis [Mostras Geopoéticas, Eugenio Dittborn, Cadernos de Viagem, mobiliário pedagógico and Casa M]; Ventura Industrial [espaços institucionais e deck Geodésica]; Petroli & Cia [Mostra Além Fronteiras]; Real Containers [ZAPs Mostra Geopoéticas] and Cristian Illanes [design and execution coordinator]
artworks installation: Alexandre Moreira [supervision of construction assembly] Marcelo Monteiro, Gerson Derivi Marques, Marcelo Moreira and Nelson Rosa
lighting installation: Luz Cênica [Mostra Eugenio Dittborn]; Vitor Luis and Alex da Costa Silva [Mostra Além Fronteiras and Cidade Não Vista]; Motter Engenharia Ltda [Mostra Cadernos de Viagem e espaços institucionais]; Tecsul Instalações Elétrica e Hidráulicas [Mostra Geopoéticas]
audiovisual equipment: Images Projetores
educational programme: Mônica Hoff [general coordinator], Gabriela Saenger Silva [operational coordinator], Carina Levitan and Liane Strapazzon [production] and Júlia Coelho [assistant]
photos: Fabio del Re and Carlos Stein
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