Gabriel Lima and Pedro Wirz present the second edition of Postcodes,
at Coletor, São Paulo, Brazil, from 4th till 13th of September, 2014.
Opening: September 4th, 2014, 11am to 9pm
Kind
In a moment they bent into arcades, like Roman aqueducts.
A long cornice was next formed at the top, and above it rose innumerable castles, all perfectly alike; these again changed into towers,
which were shortly after lost in colonnades, then windows, and at last ended in pines, cypresses and other trees.
with Adriano Amaral, Mauro Cerqueira, Asif Kapadia, Jan Kiefer, Maria Loboda, Rodrigo Matheus, Kaspar Müller, Blake Rayne, Raquel Uendi and Viola Yeşiltaç
Postcodes
Today, the coordinates of long-dominant systems of geographic codification, and the modern logics of governance embedded within them, have been scrambled across a planet increasingly bound in complex systems that have unmoored identity from its traditional ties to place whilst producing nodes of increasingly intensive interaction. In this new world the distance between locations has been simultaneously collapsed and splayed open in overlapping, multi-scalar layers producing new relationships between place and identity, new forms of subjectification and the possibility for new dynamics of evasion and control.
Postcodes seeks to question how dominant patterns of codification are being transformed today by bringing together artistic practices that challenge our assumptions about the relationship between location and identity, distance and proximity, and the forms of knowledge and representations that these relationships are grounded upon and the subjectivities they produce. The program poses these interrogations within the context of the city of São Paulo, and aims to dynamically respond to the complexities of an emerging international cultural hub.
Postcodes will foster collaboration between diverse groups of young international artists via a series of exhibitions, artist mediated lectures and a dedicated publication. Its aim is to provide a singular and long-standing platform for both contributors and the public.
Coletor
Coletor is a field for cultural activities aimed at meeting and developing contemporary art practices and ideas. Guided to foster experimentation and critical thinking, it is organized in a simple and horizontal structure, free of institutional bonds or commercial commitments. Of independent nature, the ethos of the project is based on creative autonomy, driven by exchange and collaborative processes. In this sense, it encourages risk-taking situations under a stimulating atmosphere.
Articulated to explore and occupy different sites and take many forms, it currently holds as physical core a reactivated property in central São Paulo and that will soon be demolished. The house shelters an exhibition space; a common area; and a co-working room, to serve as a platform for the execution of a program made up of constant and distinct activities.
The exhibition opening will feature a performance conceived by Viola Yesiltaç
in collaboration with Lucas Rampazzo
for upcoming events, please check our website:
http://postcodes.com.br
Coletor – Rua Tatuí 94, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo – SP
