Tonico Lemos Auad

30 Jan-10 Apr 2016

Overview

The London-based Brazilian artist, Tonico Lemos Auad (b.1968), makes sculptures that act as tools for processing thoughts. Often responding specifically in relation to the site and its people, Auad inspects ideas around act of faith, mending and repairing, resistance and endeavour to overcome adversity. In response to the De La Warr Pavilion’s proximity to the natural elements and the town’s history as a seaside resort and its relationship to mental health and well-being, the exhibition at the De La Warr Pavilion will focus on the activity of gardening and its psychological impact and therapeutic properties.