Miguel Palma
Cepo
Motor oil can smashing and its use as a musical instrument. A fan shakes the cans, creating sound.
Erosão
A model of an english motorcycle is driven over a roller sander. The simulation of a motorcycle trip is transformed, for the duration of the video, in a total absence of matter.
Claridade
The model of a country house at a 1:12 scale is trespassed by numerous projectiles. During this action the model is destroyed, but the light inside adds an aura of freedom.
BIO
Miguel Palma (Portugal) currently lives and works in Lisbon. His artworks have been exhibited regularly since the late 1980’s. Originally spinning off from sculpture, Miguel Palma’s trajectory explores installations in a variety of mediums. Calling upon non-traditional production methods and habitually working with a team of carpenters, mechanics, engineers and biologists, Palma’s works claim a hybrid dimension and evoke the industrial output of the 20th century. Palma’s work most often seeks to address how technology has influenced the life of modern man, his relationship with the environment, the idea of human comfort, and the concept of power. Alongside the construction of large and medium scale installations, the artist often resorts to drawing, video, performance, the construction of miniatures on his projects and artist’s book.
