The urban art installation featured a pair of jaguars in the form of giant inflatables, alluding to one of the key species of Brazilian wildlife that is at risk of extinction.
The work was installed along the banks of the Pinheiros River, across from the main train station, and was viewed by thousands of people daily as part of the visual exhibition *As Margens do Rio Pinheiros*.
In 2014, the water crisis in the Southeast region and the extreme pollution levels in the Pinheiros River provided the symbolic context for the sculptures and their presence in the cityscape. Regrettably, a large portion of the Brazilian population is unaware of the difference between the jaguar, the tiger, and the lion—animals that are not even native to our continent.
The exhibition welcomed several school groups in partnership with the Águas Claras do Rio Pinheiros Association, an NGO dedicated to raising awareness and restoring the river’s watershed.
In 2016, the two sculptures were exhibited in the Andes Mountains in Argentina at the multicultural event PLus + Arte, in the Tunuyán vineyard region.
In 2017, one sculpture was displayed in a public space in the city of Geneva (Switzerland) as part of the global exhibition ACQUA organized by Art For The World, on the occasion of World Water Day.
Inflatable and artistic painting
10 x 4 x 2 m each
Photo: Kana Filmes
In 2016, the sculptures named Yaguaretes were installed in the monumental landscape of the Andes Mountains in the context of Land Art creating a surreal scene, which accompanies the free spirit of urban intervention, without losing its critical connotation of extinction in all senses applied to the term: existence of species, human migratory crisis, and the complex relationship of values between man and nature.
