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Oskar Metsavaht

(1961– ) Born in Caxias do Sul/RS. Lives and works between Rio de Janeiro and New York.

He is an artist, designer, and environmentalist, with an academic background in Medicine. Oskar's work primarily focuses on themes related to water and forest preservation and the protection of indigenous peoples. He uses various artistic techniques and practices, such as photography, video, painting, and installation. His relentless urge to experiment, coupled with a lifestyle deeply intertwined with urban settings, nature, and the arts, are the primary sources of inspiration for his creative process. This process is often sparked by an emotional or sensory experience, whether metaphysical or real. This experience is usually accompanied by a deep, visceral or spiritual desire to share with others, aiming to influence the viewer's perception and response to his proposed ideas. Since 2011, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Brazil and abroad and has held several solo exhibitions at renowned institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Niterói (MAC), the City Museum of Rio de Janeiro, and the Museum of Image and Sound in São Paulo (MIS), among others. He serves as the creative director of the OM.art studio, which houses his plastic arts workshop and an exhibition space that promotes the dissemination of creative ideas and critical thinking through art in its many forms. He is a member of the advisory boards of the Inhotim Institute and the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro (MAM). Moreover, he is a UNESCO ambassador for Sustainability and the Ocean Decade.

His display at Rosewood features 'Interfaces II,' a series of photographs resulting from immersion into the culture and spirituality of the Ashaninka tribe, following participation in an Ayahuasca shamanic ritual on the banks of the Amônia River, Acre, Brazil. Oskar's work invites us to confront this central aspect of our inner being. It explores the boundaries between Man, Forest, and the Cosmos, illustrating the exchanges and interactions that occur. He aims to showcase his impressions, expressions, and synthesis of this metaphysical connection as influenced by the cosmology of this tribe. The photographs are fragments of his experience and touch upon the boundary between the magical and the spiritual. All the 'signs' proposed in this work seem to emanate from a conscious or unconscious exploration of psychic forces, unfamiliar to us, yet essentially inherent to human nature.

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