Eparrey Akirô

Textile Object and Performance - 2024
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A textile piece in the style of a "pano da costa" (ceremonial shoulder cloth), created by Mery Horta to honor the Orisha Iansã—represented by artist Mariana Maia—and worn by the artist during a performance held in the gardens of the Museum of the Republic on...
The work was part of the exhibition Entre terreiros e quintais (Between "Terreiros" and Backyards)—curated by Isabel Portaela—in which artists Mery Horta and Mariana Maia engaged in a dialogue between their works and artistic poetics at the Galeria do Lago, Museum of the Republic (Museu da República - Rio de Janeiro).