Abre a porta (2006); Rodoviária de Brumadinho (2005)
2005 – 2006
Tinta automotiva sobre fibra de vidro
![Obra rodoviária de Brumadinho, 2005, John Ahearn & Rigoberto Torres. Acervo de arte contemporânea Inhotim](https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-e1618608388256.jpg.webp 1080w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-e1618608388256-300x300.jpg.webp 300w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-e1618608388256-1024x1024.jpg.webp 1024w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-e1618608388256-150x150.jpg.webp 150w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-e1618608388256-768x768.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-e1618608388256-60x60.jpg.webp 60w)
![Obra Abre a porta, 2006, John Ahearn & Rigoberto Torres. Acervo de arte contemporânea Inhotim](https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-2-1.jpg.webp 1920w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-2-1-300x201.jpg.webp 300w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-2-1-1024x685.jpg.webp 1024w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-2-1-768x514.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-2-1-1536x1028.jpg.webp 1536w)
The works of John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres portray the usages and traditions of communities close to Instituto Inhotim. Both Abre a porta (2006) and Rodoviária de Brumadinho (2005) are the result of a long immersive process of the duo in the daily life of Brumadinho.
In the first mural, one can see the representation of a religious cortege of African origin, composed by local groups of Congado and Mozambique. The second one presents the city’s bus station that, more than a transportation terminal, is also a space of social interaction: local artists perform and people dance to the sound of forró, a traditional Brazilian music genre.
![Obra rodoviária de Brumadinho, 2005, John Ahearn & Rigoberto Torres. Acervo de arte contemporânea Inhotim](https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-1-1.jpg.webp 1915w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-1-1-300x300.jpg.webp 300w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-1-1-1021x1024.jpg.webp 1021w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-1-1-150x150.jpg.webp 150w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-1-1-768x770.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.inhotim.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inhotim_acervos_abre_a_porta_rodoviaria_ahearn_torres_1-1-1-1532x1536.jpg.webp 1532w)