A Sensorial Rainforest. Haptic Spatiality in Ernesto Neto's installations
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https://doi.org/10.55443/artilugio.n8.2022.38638Keywords:
Textile and Installation Art, Amerindian communities, Ernesto Neto, Sensoriality, Natural SpaceAbstract
In this article I study some sculptures and interactive-tactile installations of Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto in light of contributions on hapticity and affect from the field of “Affective Turn”, and considering how some art practices see themselves as a “cure” in a natural environment in crisis. By using everyday materials and techniques such as aromatic spices, synthetic threads, textiles, and crochet, Neto's sculptural installations invite a sensory experience that involves different modes of perception/immersion. At the crossroads between sculpture, installation and textile art, his works challenge the viewer to invert the hierarchy between the senses of sight, smell and touch, at the same time that the collaborative nature of the work produces a physical experience that actively influences the relationship between the participants. This affective and performative component of the haptic and spatial practices in Neto's works is central to the articulation of “new ways of being in the world” that are more empathic with the environment, and with the universe of the living.
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