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Brígida Baltar |
This publication was developed alongside an exhibition at firstsite; it focuses on a remarkable body of work that has preoccupied the artist for over 10 years, taking her from physical and very personal interventions into walls of her house in Rio de Janeiro, to work using the midium of brick dust to consider notions of fantasy and day-dream. Baltar arrived st firstsite with a range of objects, drawings and most importantly, brick dust to develop her first solo exhibition in the UK: An Indoor heaven/Um Céu Entre Parades (13 May - 24 June 2006). Parallels could immediately be made between her crumbling house in Brazil and the red-bricked Georgian Minories Art Gallery, home to firstsite. An intense period followed, seeing Brígida inhabiting the gallery spaces and evolving new and existing brick works. The publication tracks the development of Baltar's brick works from mid 1990's through to the present day. Contextualised through essays by Guy Brett and Luisa Duarte, the book features beautiful documentary photographs throughout.
If you would like to purchase this firstsite publication please visit www.cornerhouse.org
