Através (Through)
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Através (Through) is a large-scale installation by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that immerses viewers in a hazardous maze of everyday objects and barriers to explore themes of perception, danger, and social exclusion.
All labels observed (1)
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| Através (Through) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6365595 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Através (Through) Context triple: [Cildo Meireles, notableWork, Através (Through)]
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Follow Thru
Follow Thru is a 1930 Pre-Code musical comedy film adaptation of a popular Broadway golf-themed stage musical, noted for its early use of Technicolor and starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers.
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B.
Back & Forth
"Back & Forth" is the 1994 debut single by American singer Aaliyah, a smooth R&B track that helped launch her career and became one of her signature songs.
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C.
Trave
The Trave is a river in northern Germany that flows through the state of Schleswig-Holstein to the Baltic Sea, notably passing through the city of Lübeck.
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D.
Travers
Travers is a fictional English surname most notably borne by Aunt Dahlia in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories.
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E.
In Through the Out Door
In Through the Out Door is Led Zeppelin’s seventh studio album, released in 1979 and known for its more experimental, keyboard-driven sound created during the band’s later period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Através (Through) Target entity description: Através (Through) is a large-scale installation by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that immerses viewers in a hazardous maze of everyday objects and barriers to explore themes of perception, danger, and social exclusion.
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A.
Follow Thru
Follow Thru is a 1930 Pre-Code musical comedy film adaptation of a popular Broadway golf-themed stage musical, noted for its early use of Technicolor and starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers.
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B.
Back & Forth
"Back & Forth" is the 1994 debut single by American singer Aaliyah, a smooth R&B track that helped launch her career and became one of her signature songs.
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C.
Trave
The Trave is a river in northern Germany that flows through the state of Schleswig-Holstein to the Baltic Sea, notably passing through the city of Lübeck.
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D.
Travers
Travers is a fictional English surname most notably borne by Aunt Dahlia in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories.
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E.
In Through the Out Door
In Through the Out Door is Led Zeppelin’s seventh studio album, released in 1979 and known for its more experimental, keyboard-driven sound created during the band’s later period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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contemporary artwork ⓘ large-scale installation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge perception of safety and danger
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make viewers aware of invisible barriers in society ⓘ provoke reflection on social exclusion ⓘ |
| artForm | immersive installation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brazilian contemporary art
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Latin American conceptual art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
hazardous environment
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maze-like space ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | indoor installation ⓘ |
| genre | installation art ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
everyday life under threat
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experience of crossing boundaries ⓘ institutional and social control ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
borders
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danger ⓘ fear ⓘ perception ⓘ political oppression ⓘ restriction of movement ⓘ segregation ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ social inequality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| inception | 1980s ⓘ |
| interactionWithAudience |
viewers experience physical risk in a controlled environment
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viewers walk through the installation ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Portuguese ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
floor covered with broken glass
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immersive viewer participation ⓘ path protected by wire mesh or grating ⓘ presence of fences and barriers ⓘ use of everyday domestic objects as obstacles ⓘ viewers must navigate a field of obstacles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining physical danger with conceptual reflection
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strong sensory and psychological impact on viewers ⓘ transforming common objects into threatening obstacles ⓘ |
| partOf | Cildo Meireles’s body of politically engaged works ⓘ |
| requires | large exhibition space ⓘ |
| structure | maze ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Through ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
barriers
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everyday objects ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Através (Through) Description of subject: Através (Through) is a large-scale installation by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles that immerses viewers in a hazardous maze of everyday objects and barriers to explore themes of perception, danger, and social exclusion.
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