NATURE AND ART IN PERFECT HARMONY

Known for its sophisticated integration and harmony between art and the environment, Inhotim has preserved this feature in the nine new works as well. The team in charge of taking care of the entire botanic collection was also responsible for the adaptation of landscaping in galleries and installations. According to the curator of Inhotim’s botanic collection, Eduardo Gonçalves, for some works only small interventions or landscaping adjustments were requested, as in the case of Edgard de Souza’s Sculptures. “In others, the garden ended up acquiring greater importance and became a relevant part of the work itself, as in Valeska Soares’s ‘Folly’(2005–2009), since the work shows, in a meaningful way, the reflection of the garden itself.” The garden also acquired an important dimension in Rivane Neuenschwander’s “Continente/Nuvem”(2008). “For Rivane’s work, we rebuild the small house’s old backyard so that the visitor could feel he traveled back in time,” explains Gonçalves.   

For the openings, five gardens, a resetting of natural vegetation, in addition to many transition areas among the new galleries, have been designed. “We did all our work in close contact with the technical team, responsible for assembling the works, and with the curator. In particular cases, the artist worked directly with us, what generated even more interaction,” informs Eduardo Gonçalves.