A lump in one's Throat. Language, Body and Aesthetic Knowledge in the Work of Jonathas de Andrade (Brazilian PaVilion, 59th Venice Biennale, 2022)

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  • Luz Horne Universidad de San Andrés - CONICET, Buenos Aires
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/monteagudo.688551
Keywords: Contemporary Brazilian Art, Environmental Humanities, Art and Anthropocene, Aesthetics and Epistemology, Venice Biennale, Jonathas de Andrade

Abstract

This essay argues that Jonathas de Andrade’s exhibition Com o coração saindo pela boca (Brazilian Pavilion, 59th Venice Biennale, 2022) challenges the modern epistemological apparatus as a tool for addressing the Anthropocene. Through expressions drawn from popular language that link body and word and shift the installation toward poetry, the work suggests that the new climatic regime can be named only through the body and its functions: beating, breathing, touching, tasting, smelling, seeing, and hearing. The installation and the video Nó na garganta propose a form of knowledge –an “episte-mo-aesthetic”– inseparable from the body and the planet.

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Published
25-03-2026
How to Cite
Horne, L. (2026). A lump in one’s Throat. Language, Body and Aesthetic Knowledge in the Work of Jonathas de Andrade (Brazilian PaVilion, 59th Venice Biennale, 2022). Monteagudo. Revista De Literatura Española, Hispanoamericana Y Teoría De La Literatura, (31), 111–128. https://doi.org/10.6018/monteagudo.688551
Issue
No. 31 (2026): Humanimal Alliances in the Anthropocene Era
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Monográfico

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