Musa paradisiaca
Musa paradisiaca is a dialogue-based artistic project by Eduardo Guerra and Miguel Ferrão.
Founded on temporary partnerships with individual and collective entities of varying competence,
Musa paradisiaca assumes different formats, while always maintaining a discursive and participatory
reference. Hence, it proposes to gradually construct a thinking family which is revealed by many
shapes and voices.
Musa paradisiaca’s work has been presented at various national and international exhibitions,
sessions and presentations, namely “Alma-Bluco”, an individual exhibition at CRAC Alsace (Altkirch,
França, 2015), “Come back Sir, you’re not from that world. Please come back Sir, you’re from this
world”, an individual exhibition at Dan Gunn Gallery (Berlin, Germany, 2014), “Machines’ Audition /
Flowers’ Audition”, individual exhibitions at Kunsthalle Lissabon and 3+1 Contemporary Art Gallery
(Lisbon, Portugal, 2014), “Conversations: Recent Portuguese Art in the Serralves Collection”, group
exhibition at Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art (Porto, Portugal, 2016), “Odd objects: Essay on
Proto- sculpture”, group exhibition at José de Guimarães International Arts Centre (Guimarães,
Portugal, 2016), “The Coming Museum”, a group exhibition at Fórum Eugénio de Almeida (Évora,
Portugal, 2015), “Le lynx ne connaît pas de frontières”, a group exhibition at Fondation d’Entreprise
Ricard (Paris, France, 2015), “Canteen—Machine”, a performance at Serralves Museum of
Contemporary Art (Porto, Portugal, 2015), “How to catch a fugitive? — Exhibition of conversable
objects”, a performance at CAM - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal, 2013) and
“Impossible tasks (The Servant of the Cenacle)”, a performance at Palais de Tokyo (Paris, France,
2013).
Musa paradisiaca was supported by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Visual Arts Grant, in 2012
and 2016, shortlisted for EDP Foundation New Artists Prize, in 2013, and shortlisted for SONAE
Media Art Award, in 2014.
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Poppe – Grande animal [Poppe – Large animal]
2015
Musa paradisíaca com/with Tomé Coelho
Madeira de carvalho verde e cola de animal | Holm oak wood and animal glue 67 x 195 x 60 cm (corpo/body) + 23 x 18 x 17 cm (cabeça/head)
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Alma-Bluco
2015
Vista da exposição | Exhibition view Curated by Elfi Turpin
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Balneário [Baths]
2015
Algodão e metal | Cotton and metal 2 partes/partes: 280 x 140 x 70 cm (cada/each)
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Francisco - Pequeno animal [Francisco – Small animal]
2015
Musa paradisíaca com/with Tomé Coelho
Madeira de carvalho verde e cola de animal | Holm oak wood and animal glue 67 x 130 x 55 cm (corpo/body) + 30 x25 x 34 cm (cabeça/head)
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Alma-Bluco
2015
Vista da exposição | Exhibition view Curated by Elfi Turpin
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Cena de caça [Hunting scene]
2013
Musa paradisíaca com/with Caustrino Alcântara
Filme de 16mm transferido para HD, 4:3, cor, som, 7’50 | 16mm film transfered to HD, 4:3, color, sound, 7’50’’ Ed.3 + 2 PA/AP
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Cena de caça [Hunting scene]
2013
Musa paradisíaca com/with Caustrino Alcântara
Filme de 16mm transferido para HD, 4:3, cor, som, 7’50 | 16mm film transfered to HD, 4:3, color, sound, 7’50’’ Ed.3 + 2 PA/AP
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Cena de caça [Hunting scene]
2013
Musa paradisíaca com/with Caustrino Alcântara
Filme de 16mm transferido para HD, 4:3, cor, som, 7’50 | 16mm film transfered to HD, 4:3, color, sound, 7’50’’ Ed.3 + 2 PA/AP
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Cena de caça [Hunting scene]
2013
Musa paradisíaca com/with Caustrino Alcântara
Filme de 16mm transferido para HD, 4:3, cor, som, 7’50 | 16mm film transfered to HD, 4:3, color, sound, 7’50’’ Ed.3 + 2 PA/AP
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Alma-Bluco
2015
Vista da exposição | Exhibition view Curated by Elfi Turpin
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Casal [Couple]
2015
Cera resiste a corante sobre algodão | Wax resist dye on cotton 156 x 99 cm
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Alma-Bluco
2015
Vista da exposição | Exhibition view Curated by Elfi Turpin
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Casssa [House]
2015
Algidão e metal | Cotton and metal 320 x 300 x 300 cm
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Fibra [Fiber]
2014
Breu pintado a óleo, plinto de metal pintado | Oil painted pitch, painted metal plinth 7 x 35 x 38 cm + 105 x 72 x 35 cm
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Corda [Rope]
2014
Breu pintado a óleo | Oil painted pitch 9 x 32 x 35 cm
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Saco [Sac]
2014
Breu pintado a óleo | Oil painted pitch 10 x 20 x 20 cm
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Mexillhões [Mussels]
2014
Breu pintado a óleo | Oil painted pitch 14 x 17 x 16 cm
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Jerricã [Jerrycan]
2013
Breu pintado a óleo | Oil painted pitch 32 x 26 x 32 cm
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Rádio [Radio]
2015
Breu pintado a óleo, plinto de metal pintado | Oil painted pitch, painted metal plinth 20 x 28 x 20 cm + 105 x 77 x 35 cm
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Abacaxi [Pineapple]
2014
Breu pintado a óleo, plinto de metal pintado | Oil painted pitch, painted metal plinth 2 (6 x 13 x 13 cm) + 105 x 72 x 35 cm
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Audição das máquinas [Machines’ Audition]
2014
Vista da exposição | Exhibition view Curated by João Mourão, Luís Silva Kunsthalle Lissabon, Lisboa | Lisbon, 2015
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Audição das máquinas [Machines’ Audition]
2014
Vista da exposição | Exhibition view Curated by João Mourão, Luís Silva Kunsthalle Lissabon, Lisboa | Lisbon, 2015
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Prémio EDP Novos Artistas [EDP Young artists Prize]
2013
Vista da exposição | Exhibition view
Curated by Filipa Oliveira, João Pinharanda, Sérgio Mah Fundação EDP | EDP Foundation, Porto
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Cantina - Cantina [Canteen - Canteen]
2015
com/with Alice Pinto, Bárbara Leal, Diogo Cavaleiro, Maria Quaresma, Pilar Reis, Tomás Fonseca Cerâmica e objectos em pão, madeira, burel e aço | Ceramic obejcts and bread objects, wood, burel and steel
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Cantina - Cantina [Canteen - Canteen]
2015
com/with Alice Pinto, Bárbara Leal, Diogo Cavaleiro, Maria Quaresma, Pilar Reis, Tomás Fonseca Cerâmica e objectos em pão, madeira, burel e aço | Ceramic obejcts and bread objects, wood, burel and steel
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Come-corais [Coral-eater]
2015
com/with Tomás Coelho
Cerâmica, madeira, pão, tinta acrílica e alumínio | Ceramics, wood, bread, acrylic paint, aluminium 150 x 56 x 53 cm
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Come-corais [Coral-eater]
2015
com/with Tomás Coelho
Cerâmica, madeira, pão, tinta acrílica e alumínio | Ceramics, wood, bread, acrylic paint, aluminium 150 x 56 x 53 cm (detalhe/detail)
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Cantina - Máquina [Canteen - Machine]
2015
com/with Diogo Cavaleiro, Tomás Fonseca
Cerâmica e objectos em pão, madeira, burel e aço | Ceramic obejcts and bread objects, wood, burel and steel Dimensões variáveis | Variable dimensions
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Cantina - Máquina [Canteen - Machine]
2015
com/with Diogo Cavaleiro, Tomás Fonseca
Cerâmica e objectos em pão, madeira, burel e aço | Ceramic obejcts and bread objects, wood, burel and steel Dimensões variáveis | Variable dimensions
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Cantina - Máquina [Canteen - Machine]
2015
com/with Diogo Cavaleiro, Tomás Fonseca
Cerâmica e objectos em pão, madeira, burel e aço | Ceramic obejcts and bread objects, wood, burel and steel Dimensões variáveis | Variable dimensions
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Cantina - Máquina [Canteen - Machine]
2015
com/with Diogo Cavaleiro, Tomás Fonseca
Cerâmica e objectos em pão, madeira, burel e aço | Ceramic obejcts and bread objects, wood, burel and steel Dimensões variáveis | Variable dimensions
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Como se apanha um fugitivo – Mostra de objectos conversáveis [How to catch a fugitive – Exhibition of conversable objects]
2013
com/with Tomás Coelho
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Como se apanha um fugitivo – Mostra de objectos conversáveis [How to catch a fugitive – Exhibition of conversable objects]
2013
com/with Tomás Coelho
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Óculos-escuros [Sunglasses]
2013
com/with Tomás Coelho Madeira de cedro | Cedrela wood
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Céu-da-boca [Palate]
2013
com/with Tomás Coelho Madeira de cedro | Cedrela wood
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Carburador [Carburator]
2013
com/with Tomás Coelho Madeira de cedro | Cedrela wood
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Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
2014
Vista da instalação | Exhibition view Curated by Elfi Turpin, Filipa Oliveira
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Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
2014
Vista da instalação | Exhibition view Curated by Elfi Turpin, Filipa Oliveira
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O Êxtase e o Éden [Ecstasy and Eden]
2014
com/with António Poppe
Filme de 16mm transferido para HD, 4:3, cor, som, 8’10’’ | 16mm film transfered to HD, 4:3, color, sound, 8’10’’ Ed.3 + 2 (digibeta + 2K transfer)
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O Êxtase e o Éden [Ecstasy and Eden]
2014
com/with António Poppe
Filme de 16mm transferido para HD, 4:3, cor, som, 8’10’’ | 16mm film transfered to HD, 4:3, color, sound, 8’10’’ Ed.3 + 2 (digibeta + 2K transfer)
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O Êxtase e o Éden [Ecstasy and Eden]
2014
com/with António Poppe
Filme de 16mm transferido para HD, 4:3, cor, som, 8’10’’ | 16mm film transfered to HD, 4:3, color, sound, 8’10’’ Ed.3 + 2 (digibeta + 2K transfer)
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Auto da emulação [Emulation play]
2013
com/with Dioggo Silva, José Luiz Moreira, João Vicente, Leonor Carvalho, Rita Nazaré
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Auto da emulação [Emulation play]
2013
com/with Dioggo Silva, José Luiz Moreira, João Vicente, Leonor Carvalho, Rita Nazaré
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Óculos com pestanas [Glasses with eyesashes]
2013
Impressão a sais de prata, p&b, pintada à mão | Silver print, b&w, hand painted 25 x 20 cm
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Ténis [Sneakers]
2013
Impressão a sais de prata, p&b, pintada à mão | Silver print, b&w, hand painted 30 x 24 cm
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Ténis [Sneakers]
2013
Impressão a sais de prata, p&b | Silver print, b&w 30 x 24 cm
