{"uid":"eRgN1D4ggLLpCztv","type":"artist","tags":["videoinstallation"],"group":"no","group_name":null,"project_title":"American Sky","summary":"American Sky is a video performance in which Mano Penalva filmed himself  on the edge of Biscayne Bay and Morningside Park in Miami, Florida. In the piece, the artist holds a flag that he has sewn from sections of the flag of the United States of America.  Penalva\u2019s flag, however, is constructed from only the US flag\u2019s navy blue rectangle of stars\u2014a complete night sky for all nations. The artist, struggling to stand erect against the winds and the water\u2019s tides, simultaneously evokes a feeling of being grounded and having lost one\u2019s footing. Penalva\u2019s flag is that of a more inclusive America\u2014one that includes all of the Americas and its many kind of Americans\u2014not just a single nation. American Sky is an urgent invitation to understand America in its entirety.\n\nProject developed during residency at Fountainhead Residency, Miami (2020) in partnership with The55project Foundation which aims to increase the visibility of Brazilian artists outside the national boundaries through constant dialogue and exchange with international organizations.","space":"The video and audio will be shown in  looping, at the headquarters of the Bienal Sur, in a room at the Museum of Immigration (room at least 3,5 x 4m). The work requires the installation of a projector and speakers.\n\nThe room with the lights off invites the viewer to come across an artist who stares straight ahead while striving to keep the flag suspended.","artists_proposal":null,"members":[],"lang":"pt","status":"ok","video_link_password":null,"video_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kjYGNlVeHYE&feature=emb_title","audio_link_password":null,"audio_link":null,"images_link_password":null,"images_link":null,"cellphone":null,"description":null,"estimated_budget":null,"complementary_info":null,"fileCount":4,"names":"Mano","surname":"Penalva","email":"manopenalva@gmail.com","dni_type":"PASAPORTE","dni":"fv487947","address":"Rua maranh\u00e3o 479","city":"s\u00e3o paulo","nacionality":"brasileiro","country_id":"34","birthdate":"1987-04-26T03:00:00.000Z","birthdate_2":"1987-04-26T03:00:00.000Z","telephone":"+55 11 964335951","web":"www.manopenalva.com"}