Rodrigo Bueno Campinas, Brazil, 1967

Working with installations and objects using different materials, such as iron, wood, and other organic elements, Bueno reflects about urban memory through the city’s residues. His practice includes offering workshops and collaborative activities, in addition to coordinating the studio Ateliê Mata Adentro. His individual exhibitions are A Ferro e Fogo, at Galeria Marília Razuk, in São Paulo (2016) and a solo project at Art Bo, in Bogota (2016); he also participated in the collective shows Transparência e Reflexo, at the Museu Brasileiro da Escultura, in São Paulo (2016); and Cruzeiro do Sul, at Paço das Artes, in São Paulo (2015), among others. He lives and works in São Paulo.

Emboaçava (lugar de passagem)
2017, site specific, variable dimensions
courtesy of the artist

The site specific Emboaçava is the only work commissioned for the exhibition. It places a piece of the Mata Adentro studio inside Galpão VB. Using various elements from his artistic repertoire, such as iron bars from demolished houses and di erent elements of São Paulo’s flora, Bueno explores the past of Vila Leopoldina, district where Galpão VB is located, and its original role of protecting the then emerging city of São Paulo against invaders. The title of the work is a reference to the place near the current Ponte dos Remédios bridge, where it was possible to cross the Tietê River on foot.