Wagner Malta Tavares - Princess Perfume
11/03/2013 — 03/02/2014
Museu da Cidade de São Paulo, SP
Perfume de Princesa [Princess Perfume] is the title of the new installation by the artist Wagner Malta Tavares. The work exudes different aromatic compounds along the route used by the public of the alley named Beco do Pinto and centenarians buildings of Casa da Imagem and Solar da Marquesa de Santos, in São Paulo.
Consists of a brushed metal tube with 350 m long, which at first glance may seem like just part of the structure of the houses, but soon draws attention to its movement. The tube runs through the floor, conducts rounds in itself, zigzags handrails and crosses windows without disturbing the circulation through the spaces.
Their odors ranging from roses and jasmine to corporeal scents, that were researched and created from a folk tale about Marquesa de Santos, according to which, the mistress of D. Pedro I left flowers through the house to transmit, by the smell, her mood on the day.
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