Marcus Deusdedit plays with the codes of architecture, design, and art to confront these disciplines with questions related to race, class, and consumer culture. The industrial finishing of the pieces developed by the artist reinforces his ironic approach.
For this edition of the Mercosul Biennial, Deusdedit created a commissioned multimedia installation that is part of the series Ouvindo Muito Trap Enquanto Faço Interiores. This series stems from his experience as an architect designing projects for a social class to which he does not belong while listening to music from the urban outskirts through his headphones. In doing so, the artist engages with a certain cliché that, in evoking sophistication and good taste, associates Brazilian modernist design with bossa nova. Set in a domestic environment resembling a furniture showroom, and under the guise of functionality, the displayed furniture and objects conceal traps—literal “traps” that pose potential danger to those who acquire them.
Leo Felipe
Marcus Deusdedit (Brazil, 1997) works as a visual artist who produces at the intersection of art, architecture, and design. In his research, he explores possible distortions and aesthetic displacements of the codes of these fields through the exercise of remixing in different languages. During his career, he participated in the 8th Bolsa Pampulha, was awarded the 4th Prémio Décio Noviello de Artes Visuais, and was part of the 38th Panorama da Arte Brasileira. He is currently developing experiments with three-dimensional objects and digital media. He lives in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
