“Between September 8 and 16/2021, the performance Nós aqui, entre o céu e a terra (we here, between sky and earth) by artist Eleonora Fabião took place. During those days, at different times, visitors to the 34th São Paulo Biennial were able to observe processions carrying chairs suspended on bamboo poles.

The chairs came from 26 public institutions in the health, education, and cultural sectors located within a 5 km radius of Ibirapuera Park. They remained on display until the end of the exhibition, and the bamboo poles were buried in the park during the Biennial, at points determined by a graphic intervention created by the artist on an aerial photograph of Ibirapuera. At the end of the exhibition, the chairs were returned – but exchanged: no institution received its original chair.” – 34th São Paulo Biennial Catalogue

_As Eleonora Fabião stated:

“We collected the chairs from their institutions of origin and carried them through the streets, high above, one by one, tied to the ends of four bamboo poles, each three meters long.

There were 26 performative transfers over the course of 9 consecutive days.We walked about 15 km per day.We passed through the same streets, avenues, corners, and squares several times.

The 27 chairs were gradually positioned in the exhibition space, one day after another.On the back of each chair, a small steel plaque was attached containing: the name of the institution of origin, the title of the work, and 34th São Paulo Biennial 2021.

The chairs are our guest objects.

“These chairs are not ‘found objects’ (objets trouvés), nor were they created for the occasion. They are our guest objects. Things of a very singular type: public things (res publica). Neither commercial goods nor private property, but objects held in common. If they wish, Biennial visitors may sit on them — sit for a while, lean back, stay here.”