{"id":3024,"date":"2025-05-15T14:09:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.txtilezine.com\/?p=3024"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:55:46","slug":"ernesto-neto-nosso-barco-tambor-terra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.txtilezine.com\/en\/ernesto-neto-nosso-barco-tambor-terra\/","title":{"rendered":"ERNESTO NETO: NOSSO BARCO TAMBOR TERRA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From June 6 until the end of July 2025, the Grand Palais in Paris will host Nosso Barco Tambor Terra<\/em>, a monumental installation by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto, created using hand-crocheted textiles, bark, earth, and spices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vue de l\u2019installation Nosso Barco Tambor Terra, Ernesto Neto \u00a9 GrandPalaisRmn 2025 Photo Didier Plowy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Produced by GrandPalaisRmn in collaboration with the MAAT \u2013 Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, the project is presented within the framework of the 2025 France\u2013Brazil Season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conceived as an immersive, walkable, and inhabitable environment, the work functions as a multisensory space that expresses a profound connection with nature. It explores the continuity between the human body and the body of the Earth through manual craft, organic materials, and ancestral techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nosso Barco Tambor Terra<\/em> draws inspiration from the historical impact of navigation and maritime journeys\u2014practices that have reshaped the relationships between peoples and territories. Neto transforms the symbols and imagery associated with these shared histories into a participatory, ritual dimension through what he describes as a \u201cporous architecture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vue de l\u2019installation Nosso Barco Tambor Terra, Ernesto Neto \u00a9 GrandPalaisRmn 2025 \/ Photo Didier Plowy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The installation features a wide array of musical instruments from around the world and includes periodic activations during which the public is invited to enter and play the drums hidden within the structure. Through shared rhythms and pulses, the artist poetically evokes the possibility of a universal language founded on cultural plurality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project is accompanied by a public program of concerts, workshops, and thematic gatherings designed for both adults and children, offering opportunities to delve into the key themes that inspire the artist\u2019s work\u2014music, textiles, Brazilian history, and environmental concerns. A Brazilian caf\u00e9, situated within the exhibition space, will offer visitors a place to relax and connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ernesto Neto, Nosso Barco Tambor Terra, 2024. Vue du vernissage au MAAT, Lisbonne. \u00a9 El-Hey, avec l\u2019aimable autorisation de l\u2019artiste et de la Fondation EDP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Guests may choose to explore the installation freely or be guided by facilitators and artists in an experiential journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ernesto Neto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1964, where he continues to live and work, Ernesto Neto\u2019s artistic practice centers on the exploration of relationships\u2014between materials, physical forces, and living beings. Within this interconnected universe, gravity and balance emerge as central elements, acting as invisible mediators that guide the interaction between artwork and viewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vue de l\u2019installation Nosso Barco Tambor Terra, Ernesto Neto \u00a9 GrandPalaisRmn 2025 \/ Photo Didier Plowy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ernesto Neto, Nosso Barco Tambor Terra, 2024\u00a9 Joana Linda, avec l\u2019aimable autorisation de l\u2019artiste et de la Fondation EDP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Deeply influenced by the legacy of Brazilian Neoconcretism, as well as by the vocabularies of Minimalism and Arte Povera, Neto conceives of sculpture as an expanded practice\u2014capable of incorporating time, organic matter, and the human presence. For the artist, the body functions both as a political subject and as a sensitive vehicle, a site where individual experience intersects with collective dimensions. His installations often evoke biomorphic forms or living organisms, generating enveloping environments that stimulate multisensory perception, inviting participation and contemplation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, Neto\u2019s work has increasingly embraced the use of natural materials\u2014raw cotton, wood, leaves, spices\u2014moving toward a spiritual dimension of art-making, understood as both meditative and ritualistic. Within this trajectory, the artwork becomes a device for re-establishing a deep connection between the human being and the sacredness of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ernesto Neto, Nosso Barco Tambor Terra, 2024 \u00a9 Bruno Lopes, avec l\u2019aimable autorisation de l\u2019artiste et de la Fondation EDP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Neto has exhibited in major international institutions, including the Centro Cultural La Moneda in Santiago, Chile (2020), the Pinacoteca de S\u00e3o Paulo (2019), and the MALBA \u2013 Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (2019), with the project Blow<\/em>. In 2018, he presented GaiaMotherTree<\/em> at Z\u00fcrich\u2019s central train station in collaboration with the Fondation Beyeler. In 2016, he exhibited Boa<\/em> at Kiasma \u2013 Finnish National Gallery in Helsinki and Rui Ni \/ Voices of the Forest<\/em> at the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg. His significant 2015 collaboration with the Huni Kuin Indigenous community culminated in the exhibition Aru Kuxipa | Sacred Secret<\/em> at TBA21 in Vienna. Other notable projects include The Body That Carries Me<\/em> at the Guggenheim Bilbao (2014) and Haux Haux<\/em> at the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck in Remagen (2014).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ernesto Neto, Nosso Barco Tambor Terra, 2024 \u00a9 Bruno Lopes, avec l\u2019aimable autorisation de l\u2019artiste et de la Fondation EDP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

He has also participated in numerous international biennials, including those in Venice (2001, 2017), Lyon (2017), Sharjah (2013), Istanbul (2011), and S\u00e3o Paulo (1998, 2010), establishing a sustained and influential presence in the global art scene. His works are held in many of the world\u2019s leading museum collections, including the Centre Pompidou (Paris), Inhotim (Brumadinho), the Guggenheim Museum and MoMA (New York), SFMOMA (San Francisco), the Reina Sof\u00eda Museum (Madrid), Tate Modern (London), and TBA21 (Vienna), among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From June 6 until the end of July 2025, the Grand Palais in Paris will host Nosso Barco Tambor Terra, a monumental installation by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto, created using hand-crocheted textiles, bark, earth, and spices. Produced by GrandPalaisRmn in collaboration with the MAAT \u2013 Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, the project is presented within the framework of the 2025 France\u2013Brazil Season. Conceived as an immersive, walkable, and inhabitable environment, the work functions as a multisensory space that expresses a profound connection with nature. It explores the continuity between the human body and the body of the Earth through manual craft, organic materials, and ancestral techniques. Nosso Barco Tambor Terra draws inspiration from the historical impact of navigation and maritime journeys\u2014practices that have reshaped the relationships between peoples and territories. Neto transforms the symbols and imagery associated with these shared histories into a participatory, ritual dimension through what he describes as a \u201cporous architecture.\u201d The installation features a wide array of musical instruments from around the world and includes periodic activations during which the public is invited to enter and play the drums hidden within the structure. Through shared rhythms and pulses, the artist poetically evokes the possibility of a universal language founded on cultural plurality. The project is accompanied by a public program of concerts, workshops, and thematic gatherings designed for both adults and children, offering opportunities to delve into the key themes that inspire the artist\u2019s work\u2014music, textiles, Brazilian history, and environmental concerns. A Brazilian caf\u00e9, situated within the exhibition space, will offer visitors a place to relax and connect. Guests may choose to explore the installation freely or be guided by facilitators and artists in an experiential journey. Ernesto Neto Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1964, where he continues to live and work, Ernesto Neto\u2019s artistic practice centers on the exploration of relationships\u2014between materials, physical forces, and living beings. Within this interconnected universe, gravity and balance emerge as central elements, acting as invisible mediators that guide the interaction between artwork and viewer. Deeply influenced by the legacy of Brazilian Neoconcretism, as well as by the vocabularies of Minimalism and Arte Povera, Neto conceives of sculpture as an expanded practice\u2014capable of incorporating time, organic matter, and the human presence. For the artist, the body functions both as a political subject and as a sensitive vehicle, a site where individual experience intersects with collective dimensions. His installations often evoke biomorphic forms or living organisms, generating enveloping environments that stimulate multisensory perception, inviting participation and contemplation. In recent years, Neto\u2019s work has increasingly embraced the use of natural materials\u2014raw cotton, wood, leaves, spices\u2014moving toward a spiritual dimension of art-making, understood as both meditative and ritualistic. Within this trajectory, the artwork becomes a device for re-establishing a deep connection between the human being and the sacredness of nature. Neto has exhibited in major international institutions, including the Centro Cultural La Moneda in Santiago, Chile (2020), the Pinacoteca de S\u00e3o Paulo (2019), and the MALBA \u2013 Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (2019), with the project Blow. In 2018, he presented GaiaMotherTree at Z\u00fcrich\u2019s central train station in collaboration with the Fondation Beyeler. In 2016, he exhibited Boa at Kiasma \u2013 Finnish National Gallery in Helsinki and Rui Ni \/ Voices of the Forest at the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg. His significant 2015 collaboration with the Huni Kuin Indigenous community culminated in the exhibition Aru Kuxipa | Sacred Secret at TBA21 in Vienna. Other notable projects include The Body That Carries Me at the Guggenheim Bilbao (2014) and Haux Haux at the Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck in Remagen (2014). He has also participated in numerous international biennials, including those in Venice (2001, 2017), Lyon (2017), Sharjah (2013), Istanbul (2011), and S\u00e3o Paulo (1998, 2010), establishing a sustained and influential presence in the global art scene. His works are held in many of the world\u2019s leading museum collections, including the Centre Pompidou (Paris), Inhotim (Brumadinho), the Guggenheim Museum and MoMA (New York), SFMOMA (San Francisco), the Reina Sof\u00eda Museum (Madrid), Tate Modern (London), and TBA21 (Vienna), among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exhibitions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t