DARKS MIRANDA

Uma noite perigosa na ilha de Vulcano (2022) was edited from landscape scenery extracted from old science-fiction films,suggesting the scenery from whence the artist’s sculptures might have emerged. At the same time, these works seem likeprops from the collected films – beings made of prosthetic materials, camouflaged with feathers, latex, resin and spray paint.This interplay between the sculptures and the video is at the heart of the exhibition and reveals an archeological dimension:Darks Miranda rummages through cinema archives, mixing them together with the production of counterfeit materials froman interplanetary civilization.

Uma das sete luas que verá quando beber o veneno verde de João Carpinteiro (2022), is a sculpture that aludes to thefilmaker John Carpenter. The wall object lies between a mirror, corroded by toxic material, and a sidereal body. Pança e frutasterraforme (2022) also appears made of an unknown substance, a metallic puddle whose liquid aspect counteracts its heavybronze casting. The melted contours of these last works then shift into the totem-like verticality of Neblina (2022) and OSegundo Pássaro (2022), two sculptures made from various synthetic materials. The first reminds one of an alien monolith,while the second is an ambiguous form sitting between a mythical bird, an object of ritual worship and a featheredspaceship. These works’ temporal register is indetermined within what the artist calls ‘science-fiction of the past’–andthey seem to spring from a parallel dimension.