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Rose Klabin:
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Corporate Identity 1
Rise and Fall 1
Tristan Hoare and Jean-Michel Wilmotte are
delighted to announce an exhibition of Brazilian
artist Rose Klabin for the first time in the UK.
Born in Sao Paolo, Rose has lived in New York and
London, where she graduated from Central Saint
Martins with an MA in Fine Arts. She has since
moved back to Brazil where she investigates
contemporary Brazilian life, with a particular
interest in corporate culture. The exhibition at
the Wilmotte Gallery will show two series, both of
which use photography in an innovative way and
integrate the subject matter into the production
of the artwork.
The first series Corporate Identity saw Rose
spending two weeks at a paper factory in the
south of Brazil. First she captured images of the
machines at work in the jungle, using raking
angles to highlight the vast industrial structures in
the forest. She then photographed the
reforestation reserves around the factory and
superimposed these over the original images. The
results are then printed on paper produced at the
factory.
The vibrant greens are evocative of Brazil’s
vitality and in 6 images the viewer is taken by
conveyor belt through a canopy of trees and sent
crashing to the ground as the machines tear
through the landscape. Corporate Identity works
on many levels, looking directly at corporate
responsibility, man versus nature and
sustainability as Brazil emerges as a powerful
economic force.
Her most recent series Rise and Fall is the result
of an extensive road trip through the south of the
USA. Rose documented the impact of the sub-
prime mortgage crisis, compiling over 5000 images
of abandoned homes. Back in Brazil she
documented the other side of the coin, focusing
on the huge construction boom in Sao Paolo. Rise
and Fall is the result of overlaying these
conflicting realities to create a third, more
abstract vision. The images are then printed on
insular sheets, a material used in construction.
Cranes, power lines and steel structures clash
with abandoned buildings and for sale signs.
Weeks of documentation are condensed and a new
reality is constructed. We are reminded of the
cyclical nature of market forces and economic
trends. 'This too will pass'.
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