Henrique Oliveira has transformed the ‘Fairy Tales’ entrance into a gnarled and twisted woodland. Corupira 2023 combines the key fairy tale themes of pathways and transformation alongside ideas of nature as a powerful and enchanting force. The work incorporates found tree branches, sustainably sourced plywood and strips of 'tapumes' veneer salvaged from construction sites in Brazil. The title stems from a Tupi-Guarani story, now widespread in Brazilian folklore, of a small, flame-haired forest-dweller, who misleads those trying to track him with his use of backward-facing footprints - a disorientating trick that soon sees his foe lost deep in the woods. A guardian of the Amazon rainforest, the Corupira protects plants and animals from hunters and loggers by transforming predators into prey.
WHERE
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
WHEN
2 December 2023 - 28 April 2024 / 10.00AM - 5.00PM
DELVE DEEPER
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Henrique Oliveira, Brazil b.1973 / 'Corupira' 2023, commissioned for ‘Fairy Tales’, Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) Brisbane 2023 / Plywood, 'tapumes' veneer and tree branches / © Henrique Oliveira
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