Cadu

Brazilian artist well known for his research on landscape. His assemblies and exercises are the result of the study of different phenomena of nature such as the sun, wind, humidity and movement.

From the direct experience with different places, he proposes systems and procedures that he designs and imposes to himself, derived from the encounter with the environment and its detailed observation.

The project in Atacama

The project developed by the Brazilian artist for Plataforma Atacama consisted of different procedures, interventions and records around the experience of inhabiting the desert.

Cadu lived for two months in a cabin on the remote beach of Hornitos on the edge of the desert (with human contact reduced to visits every 15 days to receive supplies).

During his stay, he also developed some exercises that involved the participation of architecture students from the University of Antofagasta.

The works resulting from this experience were exhibited at Vermelho Gallery in São Paulo, Brazil.

Bio

PhD. in Visual Arts from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, professor at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts.

He was awarded the Iberê Camargo artist residency grant in 2001 at the London Print Studio and in 2008 he was visiting artist at the University of Plymouth invited by the Arts Council (UK). SESI Marcantonio Vilaça Award finalist in 2011. Nominated for the Kite Award in 2010, 2011, 2012 and winner of the main category in 2013.

Among the most recent group shows in which he participated are: the 13th Istanbul Biennial, the 30th São Paulo Biennial, Cruces 2-Cobertizo Hermosa Tide, Rio de Janeiro; Project work Viva- Estoril Park, São Bernardo do Campo; Horse Project - Multiplicity Festival, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro; The First 10 Years- Instituto Tomie Ohtake São Paulo; Art in Brazil - Europalia Festival - Brussels; Panorama of Brazilian Art 2011, São Paulo; The footprints of brasility, Recife; Convivencias, Porto Alegre and the 7th Mercosur Biennial, Porto Alegre. He has solo exhibitions in galleries: Roja, São Paulo; Laura Alvim House of Culture, Rio de Janeiro; Laura Marsiaj, Rio de Janeiro; D21, Santiago; and Wu, Lima.

In 2014 he participated in the Residency Unlimited artist residency program, New York, as part of the award for winning the 2013 PIPA.