OFLUXO

Romain Vicari is fond of urban spaces, which he uses as his main space of expression. Here, he exploits a room of the house, which has become a source for creation, to revitalize “Candomblé”, an Afro-Brazilian tradition of black magic resulting from a mixture of indigenous rites and African beliefs in a colonial context. On a crumbling floor are stored offerings with an important symbolic charge. To cast a spell, that is how to leave a trace. This scene influenced by the various Macumba rites, revisits this tradition by integrating recycled materials and more contemporary enemies, such as the capitalist system or the world’s indifference to the threatening climate crisis. Vicari’s challenge: to create a poetry of matter.