Watchman, 2023-2025security camera, aluminum, DC motor, signal converter and TV variable dimensions At the center of the room, the most visible intervention, there is a camera that spins on its vertical axis. Hanging from the ceiling, the CCTV camera transmits the live image of the room to a TV in the space. As the camera […]
Sleight of Hand, 2023-2024Score
orange and pink, 2024 oil on linen30 x 30 cm
Tiller Girls, 2024oil on canvas with aluminum frame 50 x 43 cm
T.GIRLS, 2019-2024mannequin legs, industrial motor with reduction, inverter drive, wood, steel, lamps,dimmer rack, arduino, electronic circuit210 × 210 × 55 cm | 82.68 × 82.68 × 21.65 in > presented at Art Basel 2024 with Pedro Cera The five mannequin legs form a dancing machine. The title “T.GIRLS” refers to the famous group of dancers […]
Sleight of Hand, 2023-2024Two-channel video installationColour, sound, 8’43’’ Testing the boundaries of the law, London-based Brazilian artist Ilê Sartuzi performed a sleight of hand, temporarily “stealing” a historical coin from the collection of the British Museum. After more than a year of planning, the artist secretly exchanged a 1645 silver coin minted in Newark during […]
Ilê Sartuzi + Maomi Meindl Gossip, 2024performancevariable time and dimensions “Gossip” is a performance that was created by Ilê Sartuzi and Maomi Meindl. During the opening of an exhibition, a group of children spread rumours to the guests. The gossip should generally be directed towards the artists or the exhibition and their working condition. The […]
shooting star, 2023 found kids’ shoes 14 x 16 x 13 cm Two little children’s shoes are placed in between the floor and the wall. This gesture seems to activate the whole space around this small object. It brings the presence of the absence, an idea that is very dear to Sartuzi’s research. “shooting stars” is […]
strategies to crack rigid structures, 2024 oil paint on paper, tape15 x 13 cm From the discussions with Maomi Meindl around “Gossip” and the exhibition “GIRLS AND BOYS”, we came to this idea that “rumour and humour can crack established orders”. The simple gesture of approximating these two similar words – almost as a misunderstanding […]
crying choir, 2024performance, score and steel structure, wood variable time and dimensions The “Crying Choir” is a performative piece where a group of male actors and singers cry in conjunction. A central aspect of the work is playing with orchestrating what appears to be “inorchestrable”. It’s between the real drama, pure emotion, in an excessively […]