Rosângela Rennó
Rosângela Rennó nació en 1962 en Belo Horizonte, Brasil
Actualmente vive y trabaja en Río de Janeiro
La fuente de inspiración y la base del trabajo de Rosângela Rennó es lo que ella llama “archivos muertos” – periódicos, viejos álbumes familiares, o diapositivas, encontrados en mercadillos, anticuarios y otras fuentes. Interesada en “cómo los sistemas sistemáticamente intentan borrar los vínculos con el pasado”, Rennó busca dar luz a individuos anónimos, protagonistas olvidados que rezagados por la fotografía popular. Reconocida por sus presentaciones innovadoras y cargadas políticamente, se apropia y transforma el material fotográfico de archivo en composiciones más grandes, usualmente en forma de instalaciones o libros fotográficos. Su trabajo investiga temáticas ligadas al tiempo, al olvido y busca explorar como los cambios sociales y psicológicos transforman la memoria. Rennó se interesa en la imperfección de la memoria y de la fotografía, según sus palabras: “prefiero trabajar con la amnesia más que con la memoria.”
Rennó ha participado en numerosas manifestaciones internacionales como la 3a Beijing Photo Biennial, Video Brasil (2018), 23rd Photobiennale Festival, Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Grecia (2018), BIENALSUR, Buenos Aires (2017-2019), Trienal de Paris (2012), 4a Bienal de Moscú (2011), 12a Bienal de Estambu (2011), Bienales de São Paulo (1994, 1998 y 2010) y Venecia (1993-2003).
Sus trabajos han sido presentados recientemente en instituciones internacionales entre las cuales se destacan el Musée du Quai Branly, Paris (2020), Jeu de Paume, París (2020); Institute of Contemporary Arts, Singapur; Museu de arte Moderna de São Paulo (2013, 2016 y 2019), Griffith University Art Museum, Australia (2018); Fondazione Fotografia Modena, Italia; Fundación Proa (2015); Centre Pompidou, París (2010 y 2015); Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Fondation Cartier (2014); Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro (2013); Foundation Calouste Gubenkian, Lisboa (2012); Wexner Center for the Arts; The Ohio State University (2014); Maison Européenne de la Photo, Paris (2012); Tate Liverpool (2011); Fundacion/Coleccion Jumex, México (2010); Guggenheim Museum, Nueva York (2010); Centre de la photographie, Ginebra (2010); y el Fotomuseum Winterthur (2012).
Su trabajo forma parte de las colecciones de museos internacionales como The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Colección Cisneros, Caracas / Nueva York; Guggenheim Museum, Nueva York; Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid; Tate Modern, Londres; MoMA, Nueva York; Daros Latin America, Zurich; Centro de Arte Contemporânea Inhotim CACI, Belo Horizonte, y Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo.
Red Series, 2000 - Digital prints - Exhibition view, Venice Biennale, 2003
Red Series (Lion King), 2000 - Digital print
Red Series (Little Balls), 2000 - Digital print
Cerimonia do Adeus, 1997-2003 - Digital prints - Exhibition view, Fondation Cartier, 2017
Cerimônia do adeus, 1997-2003 - Digital print mounted on plexiglas
Cerimonia do Adeus, 1997-2003 - Digital prints - Exhibition view, Museo Tamayo, 2009
Nuptias (Cristo), 2017 - Photo-painting
Nuptias (manga erótico), 2017 - Photo-painting
Nuptias (drama queen familia), 2017 - Photo-painting
Bodas de Porcelana, 2017 - Engraved porcelain plates, acrylic and steel hangers
Bodas de Porcelana, 2017 - Engraved porcelain plates, acrylic and steel hangers
Bodas de Porcelana, 2017 - Engraved porcelain plates, acrylic and steel hangers
Persistent Image, 2019 - Installation with 70 digital prints
#RioUtópico, 2018 - Large scale installation - Exhibition view, IMS, Rio de Janeiro, 2018
Good Apples, Bad Apples, 2019 - Installation - Exhibition view, ICA Singapore, 2019
Good Apples, Bad Apples, 2019 - Large scale installation - Exhibition view, mor charpentier, Paris, 2019
Good Apples, Bad Apples, 2019 - Installation with handwritten postcards
Materia de poesia, 2008-2013 - Digital prints - Exhibition view, Sao Paulo Biennial, 2016
Menos valia [leilao], 2016 - Installation - Exhibition view, Sao Paulo Biennial, 2016
Circulo Magico, 2016 - Three channel video, color, sound
Círculo Mágico, 2016 - Three channel video, color, sound
Operation A3-13 from Operation Aranhas / Arapongas / Arapucas, 2016 - Three digital prints, tissue paper, acrylic, and objective lenses
Operation A3-13, 2016 - Photographic installation
Operation A3-13, 2016 - Photographic installation
Imagem de sobrevivência, 2015 - Installation with slide projectors - Exhibition view, Jeu de Paume, Paris, 2020
Rio-Montevideo, 2011-2016 - Large scale installation with slide projectors - Exhibition view, The Photographers Gallery, London, 2016
Rio-Montevideo, 2011-2016 - Large scale installation with slide projectors - Exhibition view, The Photographers Gallery, London, 2016
Rio-Montevideo, 2011-2016 - Large scale installation with slide projectors
Lanterna Magica, 2012 - Installation with slide projectors - Exhibition View, Museum Collection Berardo, Lisbon, 2012
Lanterna Magica, 2012 - Series of photographic prints - Exhibition View, Museum Collection Berardo, Lisbon, 2012
Lanterna Magica, 2012 - Photographic print
Lanterna Magica, 2012 - Photographic print
2005-510117385-5, 2008-2009 - Artist book
2005-510117385-5, 2008-2009 - Artist book - Exhibition view, Centre Pompidou, Paris
Bibliotheca, 2002 - Large scale installation with photo albums in 32 showcases
Strange Fruits - Exhibition view, Fotomuseum Winterthur, 2012
Strange Fruits - Exhibition view, Fotomuseum Winterthur, 2012
Strange Fruits - Exhibition view, Fotomuseum Winterthur, 2012
Experiencing Cinema 2004 - Image projection on smoke curtain
Experiencing Cinema 2004 - Image projection on smoke curtain
Febre do Cerrado, 2008 - Digital prints
The Last Photo, 2006 - Series of diptychs with photographs and old analog cameras
The Last Photo (Pedro Vasquez), 2006 - Photographic print and old analog camera
The Last Photo (Eduardo Brandao), 2006 - Photographic print and old analog camera
Corpo da Alma, 2006-2009 - Series of digital prints
Corpo da Alma (Silver Series), 2003 - Digital prints - Exhibition View, Centro Cultural São Paulo, 2004
Corpo da Alma (Silver Series), 2003 - Digital print
Vulgo (Trockel), 2001 - Digital print
Vulgo (Volcan), 2001 - Digital print
Strange Fruits - Exhibition view, Fotomuseum Winterthur, 2012
Two Lessons of Fantastic Realism, 1991 - Photographic prints - Exhibition view, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Paris, 2012
Imemorial, 1994 - Installation with photographic prints - Exhibition view, Istanbul Biennial, 2016
Cicatriz (Tatoo 2), 1997 - Digital print
Cicatriz (Tatoo 4), 1997 - Digital print
Fantastic Realism, 1991-1994 - Two rotating magic lanterns with photographic negatives