bamˈbo͞o bar 箂 | Casacor Rio 2022 | Gisele Taranto Arquitetura

Curatorship: Vanda Klabin (@vandaklabin)

Photos: Andre Nazareth (@andrenazarethfoto), André Pinnola (@pinnolafotografia)

About Casacor Rio: https://casacor.abril.com.br/mostras/rio-de-janeiro/

The space chosen by Gisele Taranto embraces the pool area next to a

historic 19th century house listed by the Institute of National Historic and

Artistic Heritage. It is surrounded by beautiful gardens and a large bamboo

grove, integrated into the Atlantic Forest, overlooking the statue of Christ the

Redeemer.

With an outdoor lounge, art exhibitions, haute cuisine and a cultural

agenda, the bam'bo͞o bar箂 celebrates the return of face-to-face meetings

and freedom, reaffirming the importance of technology, which flourished and

helped us so much during the pandemic.

▪ The bamboo grove inspired the project. Selected by curator Vanda

Klabin and artist Carlos Vergara to present the Olhar 2022 exhibition

( www.olhar2022.com ), and supported by the Consulate-General of

Brazil in Canton, China, with digital artworks available in augmented

reality. The opening of the exhibition, in 04/27/22 at 6:00 pm BRT, took

place simultaneously in Brazil and China.

▪ Visitors can experience face-to-face and virtual spaces at the same

time, in a hybrid project, with access to holographic and

augmented-reality works of art, crypto art with NFTs, and even an

unprecedented metaverse environment designed by Taranto in

partnership with the Metaverse Agency. With that she hopes to make

the still little-known virtual world more accessible.

The bam'bo͞o bar 箂 spreads over spacious 7685 square feet, segmented by

type of activity – Swimming Pool, Lounge, Bamboo Grove, Gardens, Bar and

Bathrooms – as described below:

◼ Swimming pool. As an architectural element, the swimming pool

relinquishes its traditional function and houses an artistic intervention by

Maritza Caneca. The artist explores the changing colors of the water and the

surrounding reflections by means of floating convex mirrors that reflect

nature and the buildings. Video about the creative process of Maritza Caneca (in PT-BR):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w2NjN-INK5Cx1TJRlY2r-KOjyYk7gFSC/view?usp=sharing

◼ Lounge. A large deck in ecowood was placed around the pool, with areas

for sofas and tables for bam'bo͞o bar 箂 patrons. Employing the surrounding

hues, Gisele Taranto created a palette especially for this space, in the green

and saffron colors of the bamboos and the earthy red of the original

architecture. The furniture, suitable for outdoor areas, is made essentially of

aluminum, nautical ropes and waterproof fabrics. A special playlist was created to the lounge

and It´s available on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3becaXEC2ISESpVYEzDtv9?si=37db9077bcb94917

◼ Bamboo Grove. Walking through the bamboo grove, visitors can connect

through QR Codes with works of art in augmented reality from the Olhar

2022 exhibition, held in partnership with the Consulate-General of Brazil in

Canton, China.

◼ Gardens. The gardens delineate and frame the bam'bo͞o bar 箂.

Holographic artworks integrated into the vegetation mark the entrances to

the space. On the lawn, there is an easygoing area with rugs and beanbags,

welcoming visitors to the cultural agenda.

◼ Bar. Evoking Chinese culture, the bar houses an artwork by Carlos Vergara,

while two TVs display works by other artists from the Olhar 2022 exhibition.

In this environment’s color palette, the green of the national stone chosen

for the countertops calls to mind the bamboo grove, while the earthy color

of the walls alludes to the architectural complex that houses Casacor Rio.

Beautiful bottles with poetry inside, from Sandra Gasparian, can be seen on the left.

◼ Bathrooms. In lieu of mirrors, NFTs from the Olhar 2022 exhibition are

shown on TVs.

The proposal of the bam'bo͞o bar 箂 is to bring the public into

a hybrid space, conceived in three dimensions:

▪ In-person. The physical space was designed for a multi-sensory

experience. Besides the surrounding natural landscape and the

magnificent view of the Tijuca Forest mountains, the space offers

gastronomy, works of art and musical performances.

▪ Integrated in-person. Both worlds – in-person and virtual – can be

experienced simultaneously at the bam'bo͞o bar 箂. Within the bamboo

grove, QR Code totems allow cell phone, augmented-reality access to 

the Olhar 2022 exhibition organized by Carlos Vergara, where

holographic artworks mark the entrances to the space. In the lounge,

virtual reality headsets are available for entry into a metaverse

environment. TV sets in the bar and bathrooms display NFT artworks

from the Olhar 2022 exhibition. The space has its own Spotify playlist.

▪ Virtual. Gisele Taranto created a custom-designed Metaverse art

gallery in partnership with Byron Mendes, CEO of Metaverse Agency.

Access to the gallery is done through a link available in-space or

externally, for those who access Taranto’s social networks. The virtual

space, called Plastic or Post-Human Era, is a manifesto for the

protection of the environment. The gallery houses an exhibition of

generative art, and offers a cultural agenda and podcasts.

Link to the metaverse gallery: https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=W@1117E,893S

3D virtual tour: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=vqgjpJ1tMFv&play=1