Miguel Rio Branco

Miguel Rio Branco
Carne Seca, 2008
3053-BK

VOL. 12 Miguel Rio Branco photographs Ryuji Mitani case The four photographs collected in the Carne seca, wrought with decomposition and desire, are particularly representative of Miguel Rio Branco’s poetry. The Brazilian artist brings about an explosion of surface detail and texture –in felt, bark and scales– with each of the four panels resonating with a sombre and Baroque harmony. Each box, in black walnut, has been hollowed out with a chisel by Mitani himself, the top part decorated with chiselled lines. Here we see that same blend of simplicity and consistency or solidity that is so characteristic of the designer’s work. Miguel Rio Branco Miguel Rio Branco was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in Spain. He was born to a Brazilian diplomat and the daughter of the famous Carioca draftsman and caricaturist, J. Carlos. A plastic artist, painter and photographer, director and creator of multimedia plays, he is known for his atypical work –difficult to classify as it adheres to no specific domain. His work has been exhibited throughout the world, and most notably at La Maison Européene de la Photographie in Paris, at La Caixa in Barcelona and at the Groningen Museum in Holland. Ryuji Mitani Ryuji Mitani was born in Fukui, Japan, in 1952. His work as a craftsman carpenter is exclusively limited to objects for the table, sculpted out of precious woods. His objects are exhibited in some of Japan’s most prestigious museums and galleries. Description: Portfolio 4 original signed photographs (platinum prints), set in photo-corners Case made of black walnut hollowed out with a chisel by Mitani himself 20,3 x 34,1 x 3,9 cm Limited edition of 25 copies + 5 H.C June 2008 Graphic design: Olivier Andreotti

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