Divisor

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"Divisor" is a participatory performance artwork by Brazilian artist Lygia Pape in which participants wear a large white cloth with cut-out holes, collectively transforming individual bodies into a moving geometric form in public space.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contemporary artwork
participatory performance artwork
performance art
artForm body-based performance
relational art
artMovement Neo-Concrete movement NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Brazil
creator Lygia Pape NERFINISHED
displayLocation public space
focusesOn interaction between bodies and geometry
viewer participation
genre participatory art
public art
hasCharacteristic collective authorship
ephemeral
non-object-based artwork
site-responsive
hasParticipant collective of performers
members of the public
intendedAudienceRole active participant
co-creator of the work
involvesAction participants move together in public space
participants wear a shared cloth structure
languageOfTitle Portuguese
materialUsed fabric with cut-out holes
large white cloth
medium performance
textile
relatedTo Brazilian avant-garde art
Lygia Pape’s exploration of sensorial experience
requires multiple participants
urban or open environment
theme collective experience
geometric abstraction
individual and collective identity
public space occupation
titleMeaning Divider
visualEffect collective body
moving geometric form

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Lygia Pape (artist) notableWork Divisor
subject surface form: Lygia Pape
Lygia Pape notableWork Divisor