Comlurb's Urban Arts Warehouse extends the Urban Renaissance exhibition until August 20th, bringing together art, music, and nature.

The installation “The Mermaid and the Cry of the Oceans”, by artist Carla Carvalhosa, also had its stay extended for the same period. Photo: Press Release/Comlurb

The exhibition "Urban Renaissance," featuring previously unseen works by Carol MCLM, and the installation "The Mermaid and the Cry of the Oceans," by artist Carla Carvalhosa, scheduled to end this Friday (August 6th) at the Galpão das Artes Urbanas Helio G. Pellegrino, of Comlurb, have been extended until August 20th. "Urban Renaissance" showcases previously unseen works by Carol and explores the dialogue between art, music, ancestry, and nature. The works are created from repurposed musical instruments and other musical materials, translating emotions and inner landscapes into vibrant compositions marked by color, movement, and symbolism.

The installation “The Mermaid and the Cry of the Oceans” poetically and representatively portrays the impact of humankind on the seas. The work is full of purpose and urgent messages about caring for one of our greatest world heritages, the oceans, and becomes part of the mobilization to prevent the dumping of garbage in the seas.

Carol is a self-taught visual artist, environmentalist, and lawyer, and she brings to Galpão her work with eight sculptures, eight paintings, and ten photographs, moving between poetic sensibility and contemporary critique. Among the highlights is the sculpture "Shocking Pink Woman," constructed using a repurposed pink guitar body, PVC pipe, and decorative metal can, to symbolize resistance, identity, and rebirth.

Another featured work, “Batuques do Cotidiano” (Daily Drumming), consists of a set of drums made from plastic packaging and a metal can, inviting reflection on the life cycle of waste and the beauty that can be created from what has been discarded. Carol explains that the work shows that, amidst the fast pace of cities, each sound echoes the history of the materials that surround us. The work is also a tribute to the “Tambor de Crioula do Mestre Felipe do Maranhão” (Creole Drum of Master Felipe of Maranhão), an Afro-Maranhense cultural expression.

Meanwhile, “Collapse,” composed of broken fragments of cement and a trash can lid used as a mold, prompts reflection on water quality and its importance to the entire global system. The upper part, the lungs, represents the oxygen produced in the seas and forests. In the lower part, the leaf veins represent a watershed with its various rivers and tributaries.

 ""The Mermaid and the Cry of the Oceans" is a sculpture made from repurposed plastic packaging, PET bottles, cardboard, newspaper, broom handles, wire, acrylic paste, and glue, using papier-mâché techniques. Other waste materials are also incorporated into the artwork, representing the discarded trash found everywhere on Planet Earth.

Carla Carvalhosa is a visual artist born in Rio de Janeiro who has been involved in environmental advocacy since a young age. For 30 years she has taught courses, training numerous artists and using art as a tool for art therapy. Throughout her career she has developed various painting techniques on canvas and other materials.

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Visiting hours: Until August 20th – Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 17 pm

Location: Helio G. Pellegrino Urban Arts Warehouse of Comlurb

Address: Rua Padre Leonel Franca, s/n° – Gávea

(under the Lagoa-Barra Viaduct, in front of the PUC Bus Terminal)

Free Entry