The Bahian Ayrson Heráclito comments on Barrueco, which he created in 2004 in partnership with Danillo Barata. Barrueco addresses what the artist defines as the “holocaust” of African slaves trafficked into Brazil. In his statement, Heráclito tells of the resources he employed in order to set a mood of loneliness, including Nina Simone’s rendition of the song Black Is The Color (of My True Love’s Hair); Mira Albuquerque’s Divisor [Divider] poem; and palm oil. In the video, the oil extracted from the palm oil tree alludes to the Atlantic Ocean, considered by the artist to be the birthplace of Brazilian blackness. Barrueco is part of the Unerasable Memories – a historic look at the videobrasil collection exhibition, which Heráclito regards as an important effort in spreading awareness of this historical wound that has scarred the country in the artistic and educational realms. Videobrasil first showed Barrueco during the 15th Festival, in 2005.
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