OLHO – curatorial project

Founded in 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Directors: Alessandra Bergamaschi and Vanina Saracino
Founded in 2013 by Alessandra Bergamaschi and Vanina Saracino, OLHO is a curatorial project whose aim is to research and explore the relationship between contemporary video artworks and Cinema.

The initial and leading query focuses on the way in which the architecture of an immersive space can frame, influence and redefine the experience of an artwork, specifically concerning time-based art and the moving image. Our aim is to research, analyze and finally bring together, in carefully curated sequences, video works that rethink the language of Cinema, creating exhibitions conceived to be displayed in movie theatres and other selected venues. This immersive visual experience is the starting point for conferences,lectures and publications, aiming at building a transdisciplinary dialogue and inviting professionals to contribute.

The aim is to research, analyze and finally bring together, in carefully curated sequences, video works that rethink the language of Cinema, creating exhibitions conceived to be displayed in movie theatres and other selected venues. This immersive visual experience is the starting point for conferences, lectures and publications, aiming at building a transdisciplinary dialogue to which professionals are invited to contribute.

OLHO is articulated in an annual and itinerant cinema exhibition (OLHO video art cinema), and on-site exhibitions curated in international museums worldwide.

Exhibitions:

2015 – OLHO 1 screening at the Cinema Itaú Cultural (14, 16, 16 August – Rio de Janeiro)
2015 – OLHO 1 screening at the Cinema Itaú Cultural ( 18, 19, 20 August – Sao Paulo)
2016 – OLHO 1 screening at the University of the Arts UFF (17 March – Niteroi, RJ)
2016 – OLHO exhibition at the Espacio de Arte Contemporaneo (EAC – Montevideo, Uruguay)
2016 – OLHO 2 screening at the CineSESC (13 September – Sao paulo)
2016 – OLHO 2 screening at the University of the Arts UFF (15 Sepember – Niteroi, RJ)