This sculpture by Joana Vasconcelos will be installed in Braga

The sculpture “l’Il Be Your Mirror #1, 2018”, by artist Joana Vasconcelos, will be installed in Braga, where it can be seen until December 2025. The work will be inaugurated on May 9th, at 11:30 am, at Praça do Comércio (in front of Praça – Mercado Municipal).

In a statement, the municipality explains that the sculpture is part of the collection of Sonae Sierra, the Municipal Market concessionaire, and was transferred to the Municipality of Braga with the aim of “promoting cultural and tourist interaction in this area of ​​the city”.

The inauguration ceremony will be attended by several figures from the institutional, cultural and tourist scene of the city of Braga, as well as the participation of the artist herself, Joana Vasconcelos.

“The insertion of this work of art by the Portuguese artist in Praça do Comércio corresponds to the central objective of ensuring new dynamics of revitalization of the Braga Municipal Market itself, promoting greater connection to the community and guaranteeing more cultural, gastronomic and tourist experiences”, highlights the Chamber.

The sculpture “l’Il Be Your Mirror #1, 2018” can be seen for free.

“Throughout the piece’s duration, several activities will be organized that will allow you to learn about Joana Vasconcelos’ creative process”, says the municipality.

Joana Vasconcelos highlights the “joy” of having the work in the city of Braga, a piece that portrays the “moment in which the artist reveals himself, the lowering of the mask allows us to show who we truly are, and that acquisition allowed us to show who I was at the Guggenheim ”.

“For me, as a Portuguese artist, it is also very important that my works are acquired in my country and reside there. It continues to be a great joy to know that this particular piece is found in the north of Portugal”, says the artist, quoted in the statement.

Joana Vasconcelos also adds that “the frames that make it up were designed by me in the spirit of the Baroque, which continues to be one of the greatest inspirations for my work and which has such strong roots in Braga”.

About the play l’Il Be Your Mirror #1

Alluding to the role of artists in society, Joana Vasconcelos ends up creating a game of concealment. Using 255 baroque bronze frames (designed and decorated by the artist) and 510 mirrors superimposed as if they were scales, she constructs a Venetian mask.

Through a sculptural piece that adapts to both exterior and interior spaces, it establishes a dialogue with the reflection of the surroundings.

The public who wants to find their returned image is invited to discover that “there is only reflection when there is parallelism” as the artist explains.

Taken from the song of the same name, composed by Lou Reed and performed by the Velvet Underground and singer Nico, the title also served as the theme for his solo exhibition at the Guggenheim in Bilbao.