Migration is the title of the work done by visual artist Claudia Tavares. Walking the streets of London, back after a decade to the city where she lived for three years between 1999 and 2002, the artist faced a white wall graphitized with black birds. Pulled out the camera and brought back to Brazil with her a representation of contemporary flow migratory birds that cross the air over time, just as she did coming and going from the british territory. The work is made of 16 cropped images that present a beautiful flight of birds. In parallel, the artist decided to expand the reach of the work also led him to the streets. The images were photocopied and pasted on walls throughout the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Paraty and Curitiba until now. For the artist, the occupation of the city intends to return the bird to its origin: the walls of a metropolis.
ClaudiaTavares is Master of Arts from Goldsmiths College, London, and also at the School of Visual Languages Fine Arts, UFRJ. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions in various national and international spaces. Won third prize with the video “blablabla” on 9th Biennial National Santos 2004. She works as a photography educator as well as a curator. Launched the book Black White in 2012. Heads the Binoculo Editora, a publishing company, with Monica Mansur, which focuses primarily on visual arts publications (www.binoculoeditora.com.br). Is represented by Galeria Tempo (www.galeriatempo.com.br). Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro.
