“Hunger for Knowledge”
Hunger for Knowledge
(SKU. 3995)
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Date
2015 -
Technique
mixed technique -
Dimensions
(H x W x D) 28 x 15 x 25 cm -
Edition
10 -
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In this work, Camille Kachani creates elements that nature would not provide, but that exist potentially in it: wood. Even though it is artificial, the reference to wood growing inside a book, sprouting from it and feeding on its words, represents an emotional charge.
For the artist, it is as if there is something similar between nature and the act of reading – a way of feeding on words, needing pages to be able to grow. "Hunger for knowledge", or "Cognitio enim fames" in Latin, can be seen as a manifestation of the act of giving life to inanimate objects.
Biography
Camille Kachani
Camille Kachani develops a body of work that moves between photography, collage, and sculpture, exploring concepts such as identity, belonging, and culture. Her works draw on autobiographical references to reflect on the formation of identity through cultural assimilation, a continuous process of construction and dissolution.
This movement also engages with contemporary media culture, marked by an excess of visual stimuli. The artist investigates how the bombardment of information imposes a selective perception on the individual, distancing them from contemplation. In the series "Invisibles," Kachani transforms banal everyday objects, such as used cars, beer crates, and traffic cones, by covering them with unusual materials, such as plush, or vibrant colors, promoting a poetic reconnection with what is commonly ignored.
His practice is organized into thematic series, each the result of a period of research and experimentation. The constant exploration of new materials and languages allows the artist to continually reinvent himself, driven by the enchantment of new formal and conceptual possibilities.
As critic Marcelo Campos observed, “these are designs conceived from a belief liberated from autonomy, or from constructivist dogmas. The industrial, the structural, and the functional are completely covered by fiction, by effect.”
Kachani has works in important Brazilian public collections and has participated in exhibitions at prominent institutions, including: MAC SP, TRIO International Biennial of the Three-Dimensional (Rio de Janeiro, 2015), “Anna Maria Niemeyer: a path”, Paço Imperial (RJ, 2013), “Reflected Mirror”, Hélio Oiticica Cultural Center (RJ, 2012), MAM RJ (2010), MAC PR and Paço das Artes (SP, 2008), XIV Nancy International Biennial (France, 2006) and MoLAA (USA, 2004).
Among his most recent exhibitions, highlights include “A Counter-History of Brazil” (2025, Zipper Gallery, São Paulo), “Photosynthetic Symphony Orchestra” (2023, Zipper Gallery, São Paulo), “Soliloquy” (2019, Zipper Gallery, São Paulo), “Imagined Identities” (2019, Murilo Castro Gallery, Miami, USA) and “Encyclopaedia Privata” (2016, Zipper Gallery, São Paulo).
Representative galleries
Zipper Gallery , São Paulo
Destaques da carreira
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"Solilóquio" | 2019 | Zipper Galeria, São Paulo, SP
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"Sem título", 2010 | Obra que faz parte do acervo permanente do MAC/Niteroi - RJ
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"One dealer", 2006 | 14° Bienal Internacional de Nancy, França
