BIVALVIA CAPAS
“Bivalvia” comes from bivalve molluscs. It refers to the term shell mollusc with two valves that expel their excreta via the heart. Bivlavia have locking muscles that can keep the outer shell closed with little energy expenditure. They can also change sex several times.
The Portuguese term “Capas” refers to a work series of capes called Parangolés by Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica. The Bivalvia Capas can be activated by wearing them.
“Bivalvia Capas,” gouache and shells on canvas, 246 x 246 cm, Martin Gropius Bau, installation view 2021
ACTIVATION OF BIVALVIA CAPAS
activation of “Bivalvia Capas” at Fonte da Telha, Portugal (performer: Nadja Abt, Cammisa Buerhaus). “Bivalvia Capas,” gouache and shells on canvas, 246 x 246 cm, 2020
BIVALVIA COLLAGES
BIVALVIA, digital collages of photography and gouache paintings, 2020
