Toco-Oco: The World Within
Honored to introduce the work of Brazilian husband and wife duo Toco-Oco (aka Lara Alc芒ntara and Guilherme Neumann).
Toco-Oco sculptures carry Lara and Guilherme鈥檚 profound thoughts and gigantic questions about human existence in their clay frames. Under this playful name they dream up fantastical creatures which they turn into curious doll-sized sculptures. In Portuguese, 鈥淭oco鈥� means stomp 鈥� their figures were initially aimed at children 鈥� and 鈥淥co鈥� means hollow, representing the potential to contain an entire imagination or a womb capable of generating life. They wanted a name that was phonic, philosophical and made up of two parts like their partnership.
Toco-Oco creatures live on the border between heaven and earth, between the human and the divine. They鈥檙e both animalistic and supernatural. 鈥淚t is a world very similar to ours,鈥� they say, 鈥渇ull of injustices, but full of hope.鈥�
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Honored to introduce the work of Brazilian husband and wife duo Toco-Oco (aka Lara Alc芒ntara and Guilherme Neumann).
Toco-Oco sculptures carry Lara and Guilherme鈥檚 profound thoughts and gigantic questions about human existence in their clay frames. Under this playful name they dream up fantastical creatures which they turn into curious doll-sized sculptures. In Portuguese, 鈥淭oco鈥� means stomp 鈥� their figures were initially aimed at children 鈥� and 鈥淥co鈥� means hollow, representing the potential to contain an entire imagination or a womb capable of generating life. They wanted a name that was phonic, philosophical and made up of two parts like their partnership.
Toco-Oco creatures live on the border between heaven and earth, between the human and the divine. They鈥檙e both animalistic and supernatural. 鈥淚t is a world very similar to ours,鈥� they say, 鈥渇ull of injustices, but full of hope.鈥�
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