João Ferro Martins
Sottile sfumatura di rumore
Exhibition view
Lighting ladder, 2017, ladder, LED flood lamps, electrical cables, iron trolley, aluminium, wood, carpet, bone, stone, triple adaptor. 248 x 147 x 82 cm
Untitled, 2017, plastic wall paint, drill holes, wall plugs on wood, aluminium structure. 200 x 330 x 3.5 cm
Untitled (detail), 2017, plastic wall paint, drill holes, wall plugs on wood, aluminium structure. 200 x 330 x 3.5 cm
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Opposing to, 2017, adhesive tapes on table-top. 105cm Ø x 9 cm
Untitled, 2017, iron stand, light projectors, coloured lights, power board, bowls. 75 x 70 x 70 cm
Tuned, 2017, enamel on television, tennis ball, plastic object, acyrlic on wood. 34 x 36 x 30 cm
Mold Sky (still), 2017, HD 1920 x 1080, colour, sound. 11' + 9' (blackout) loop. edition of 2 + 1 AP
Exhibition view
Lighting ladder, 2017, ladder, LED flood lamps, electrical cables, iron trolley, aluminium, wood, carpet, bone, stone, triple adaptor. 248 x 147 x 82 cm
Untitled, 2017, plastic wall paint, drill holes, wall plugs on wood, aluminium structure. 200 x 330 x 3.5 cm
Untitled (detail), 2017, plastic wall paint, drill holes, wall plugs on wood, aluminium structure. 200 x 330 x 3.5 cm
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Opposing to, 2017, adhesive tapes on table-top. 105cm Ø x 9 cm
Untitled, 2017, iron stand, light projectors, coloured lights, power board, bowls. 75 x 70 x 70 cm
Tuned, 2017, enamel on television, tennis ball, plastic object, acyrlic on wood. 34 x 36 x 30 cm
Mold Sky (still), 2017, HD 1920 x 1080, colour, sound. 11' + 9' (blackout) loop. edition of 2 + 1 AP
Sottile sfumatura di rumore is the title of the upcoming solo exhibition by João Ferro Martins at gallery 3+1 Arte Contemporânea.
The artist extends an invitation to an exhibition that is simultaneously the set of a film to be produced during its period at the gallery. Based on everyday atmospheres and objects, the exhibition features an environment resulting from the combination of visual work, machinery and a peculiar mystique. The works reflect a rich universe and the disquieting formal exploration that Ferro Martins pursues in sci-fi, technique, notions of performance and art history in a production that points generically to cinematographic practice.
João Ferro Martins 1979 PT lives and works in Lisbon. Three-dimensional composition, painting and sound/music related questions are the work basis of JFM. He has also developed countless actions involving theater, performance and photography. João Ferro Martins attended the ESAD, Caldas da Rainha course of Visual Arts. Amongst several individual shows he was present in group exhibitions such as: (2016)Fundação EDP / Museu Nacional dos Coches, Lisbon, (2014) Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, (2013) Prémio EDP Novos Artistas EDP Foundation, Porto; Visões do Desterro, Caixa Cultural do Rio de Janeiro; (2012) I wish this was a song, Music in Contemporary Art, Nasjonalmuseet, Museet for sam-tidskunst, Oslo; (2008) 7 Artistas ao 10º Mês, F.C.Gulbenkian, Lisbon. In stage he was co-creator and interpreter for: (2016) O Declive e a Inclinação (Alexandre Pieroni Calado and JFM), (2011) Nocturno para sala silvestre (Gonçalo Alegria and JFM), Teatro do Vestido, Lisbon; Retrato Possível e Concerto Triangular (Andrea Brandão and JFM), Appleton Square, Lisbon. Between 2013 and 2015 developed original music for Theatre and Film. He is co-founder of the group A kills B with that was present at: Nam June Paik Art Center, Seoul in 2008, showed the project A mata B at F.C.Gulbenkian, Lisbon in 2012 and performed at Palais de Tokyo, Paris in 2013.
29.09.17 – 11.11.17
Opening 29.09.17, 19h – 22h