Olvido

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Olvido is a large-scale installation artwork by Brazilian conceptual artist Cildo Meireles that explores themes of memory, loss, and colonial violence through immersive, sensory experience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf installation artwork
addresses colonial history of the Americas
politics of memory
violence against Indigenous peoples
artisticApproach conceptual
site-responsive
artistNationality Brazilian
artMovement conceptual art
countryOfOrigin Brazil
creator Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED
creatorFullName Cildo Meireles NERFINISHED
creatorInstanceOf conceptual artist
creatorNationality Brazilian
exploresTheme colonial violence
erasure
forgetting
history
loss
memory
trauma
format immersive installation
genre installation art
involvesAudience immersive participation
languageOfTitle Spanish
medium mixed media
scale large-scale
sensoryModalities olfactory
tactile
visual
titleMeaningInEnglish oblivion
uses sensory experience

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Cildo Meireles notableWork Olvido