largo da ordem

1. Largo da Ordem, Curitiba, Brazil, 2008

2. Sketch for the Invitation to Largo da Ordem by Isabel Porto, 2008

3. Invitation to the Largo da Ordem by Isabel Porto. Opening night, 2008

4. Invitation to the Largo da Ordem by Isabel Porto, 2008

5. Public Art Intervention in the Largo da Ordem by Isabel Porto, 2009. Photo by Ana Barrios

6. Public Art Intervention in the Largo da Ordem by Isabel Porto, 2009. Photo by Ana Barrios

7. Public Art Intervention in the Largo da Ordem by Isabel Porto, 2009. Photo by Ana Barrios

8. Public Art Intervention in the Largo da Ordem by Isabel Porto, 2009. Photo by Ana Barrios

The Largo da Ordem project investigated questions around the origin of the city of Curitiba, and the alternating roles faced by this public space during the course of history (images 1 to 4). This installation of 64 m²was exhibited at the Memorial de Curitiba , Paraná, Brazil and was funded by the City of Curitiba and the Cultural Foundation of Curitiba, a grant called Bolsa Produção 02, 2008. Images 5 to 8 were public art interventions performed in Largo da Ordem square, this serie of work was selected to be included in the VentoSul 5th Bienal in Curitiba at the Museu de Arte Contemporânea do Paraná, MAC, Curitiba, Brazil, 2009.