ALLAN WEBER

His work is deeply rooted in the realities of the territory in which he lives, incorporating the tensions, contradictions, and violence that permeate this environment.

In the streets, the artist finds a field of relationships and displacements, from which he transforms everyday objects and materials into poetic constructions that also function as commentaries on the social dynamics of the city. His works operate within this tension between those who observe the city from a distance and those who depend on it for work.

The exhibition brings together around 40 works that use the city and the daily lives of motorcycle couriers as a field of observation of the dynamics of work and urban life.

Holding the exhibition at the Tomie Ohtake Institute, located on Avenida Faria Lima, a financial center where thousands of motorcycle couriers circulate daily, takes on a particular significance. The movement of these workers sustains the city’s dynamics, although this occupation rarely translates into financial stability, rights, or equivalent social recognition.

For this exhibition, the artist produced many of the works during his stay in São Paulo, in direct contact with territories, objects, and ways of life that rarely feature in the most widely disseminated images of the city. These experiences are in addition to those he acquired during his time in Rio de Janeiro.

This exhibition is a project of the Ministry of Culture , through the Rouanet Law, and the Tomie Ohtake Institute. The show is sponsored by the Institutional Supporter, Nubank , and supported by Galeria Galateia and Galeria 5 Bocas .