Questão de Língua Inglesa

Text to answer to questions 31 to 40 The title of the 2021 Triennial, “Soft Water Hard Stone,” is taken from a Brazilian proverb, versions of which are found across cultures: Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que fura (Soft water on hard stone hits until it bores a hole). 5 The proverb can be said to have two meanings: if one persists long enough, the desired effect can eventually be achieved; and time can destroy even the most perceptibly solid materials. The title speaks to ideas of resilience and perseverance, and the impact that an insistent yet discrete gesture can have in time. It also provides a metaphor for 10 resistance, as water – a constantly flowing and transient material – is capable of eventually dissolving stone – a substance associated with permanence, but also composed of tiny particles that can collapse under pressure. 15 In this moment of profound change, where structures that were once thought to be stable are disintegrating or on the edge of collapse, the 2021 Triennial recognizes artists reenvisioning traditional models, materials, and techniques beyond established paradigms. Their works exalt states of 20 transformation, calling attention to the malleability of structures, porous and unstable surfaces, and the fluid and adaptable potential of both technological and organic mediums. Throughout the exhibition, artists address the regenerative potential of the natural world and our 25 inseparable relationship to it, and grapple with entrenched legacies of colonialism, displacement, and violence. Their works look back at overlooked histories and artistic traditions, while at the same time look forward toward the creative potential that might give dysfunctional or discarded remains 30 new life. It is through their reconfigurations and reimaginings that we are reminded of not only our temporality, but also our adaptability – fundamental characteristics we share, and that keep us human. “Soft Water Hard Stone” is curated by Margot Norton, 35 Allen and Lola Goldring Curator at the New Museum, and Jamillah James, Senior Curator, The Institute of Contemporary 40

45 (Available in <https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/2021-triennial-softwater-hard-stone>. Accessed in: May 23rd 2022.)