“WOW!” -Quarta-Feira de Cinzas
Translated as Ash Wednesday(restful melancholic day that follows the
annual carnival celebration in Brazil
This was the last good piece of art I saw with a little story along with it.
I went to louise bourgeois retrospective at the Tate Modern in
January. I was a little disappointed since there was a lot of hype
surrounding the show and my expectations were high. Yet my visit to
the Tate was not let down when I ventured up to the top floor to see
the film by Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander and filmmaker Cao
Guimaraes entitled Ash Wednesday/Epilogue.
I watched the 6 minute film 4 times before I left, and I began to also
watch the way people were reacting the film. Everyone was as
captivated as I was and once they walked through where the film was
projected they stopped to watch. One man who had a young boy on his
hand walked in with the intention of walking out immediately looking
exhausted and rushed most likely because he brought a six year old
into the Tate, but the little boy exclaimed enthusiastically “WOW!” he
exclaimed in such a happy and over the top way. The father stopped and
the boy sat with just as much devoted attention as the rest of the
viewers.
The whole short film is 6 minutes and this clip does not give it the
justice it deserves, but I could not find the whole video online. The
sound was taken from dropping matchsticks. The whole film shows
close-ups of ants picking up sugar coated confetti bringing it back
into their home.