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MANIMAL

COLLECTION 2019

MANIMAL
Has it become or will it become unsustainable to
stay on the earth if we do not start to re-think the
relationship of man to nature? We believe that the
advancement of man is a wonderful thing and
highly praised, but we do not need to continue
to prove humanity’s progressive capabilities. We
know that all development was necessary, but
it is important to create a new responsibility for
the land and the living organisms that inhabit our
planet.
This Anthropocene age has culminated in man’s
ability to create, destroy, and alter our planet.
During this time humans have had to reinvent
themselves, the need for water, food, land, culture,
science, war, peace, and so on has led us to our
current state and we are now aware something
needs to be done to rescue the planet for future
generations.
We are not critical about humanity’s course, but
we will be if nothing changes in the forthcoming
decades. Population growth was the origin and
cause of the Anthropocene period. We have finally
been confronted with a planet at its capacity
which, as we know it, will not sustain much
longer. Life is cyclical and it is normal, from time
to time, to feel a need to rethink where we have

come from and where we want to go, not only
as individuals but collectively. An effort between
countries, races, religions, cities, continents in
order to find solutions to global problems that
concern everyone and everything.
We intend to make people conscious of their
responsibility to take care of the planet, our home.
The Earth should be at the center of decisions or,
at least, a consideration in the decision-making
process.
By observing how other living organisms utilize
natural resources to build their habitat, we
observed how birds use nature’s raw materials
to assemble structures and how these interact
with the world. During our research, the nests
of the Brazilian birds João de Barro, João de Pau
and Guaxo (the weaver birds) stood out because
of their use of clay, sticks and leaves. All of their
architectural structures met the needs of the
occupant and left no waste to the planet.

After the experience of observing
birds we decided to make a
connection with what humans are
returning to the planet compared
to birds. We decided to build an
installation with three houses/
nests. They will have spiral forms
and people will be able to enter and
experience the multisensory aspects
of smell, temperature and textures.
They will be built with two different
phases. In the center, the nests will be
constructed with organic materials.
In contrast, passing through the
outermost part, the materials used
will be urban waste, constructed with
the same techniques observed and
adapted from birds. We’ve chosen to
work with the common, daily waste
produced by humans: paper, wood
and plastic. At the center of each
house, will be real, abandoned birds’
nests, no longer in use found in Brazil.

Our motivation with this project is more than
presenting solutions, we intend to highlight a
different way of living by showing that the world
was created with a community of different species
and we can keep it this way by asking ourselves:
what do we want to leave as our legacy for future
societies?

João de Barro
Scientific Name - Rufous Hornero (Gmelin,
1788) | Conservation State - Little worrying
The couple builds together an interesting
nest, shaped like a clay oven, which can
be easily found in rural areas. Inside there
is a wall separating the entrance and an
incubation chamber, built to reduce drafts
and access to possible predators. Use as
raw material of damp clay, dung and straw,
their proportions depending on the type of
soil (if you go, a quantity of dung comes to
be greater than the earth).

ø3.0 x h2.5m
Clay & Carboard & others

João do Pau
Scientific Name - Rufous-fronted Thornbird (Wied,
1821) | Conservation status - Not very worrying
Builds huge nests with twigs (reason of common
name). Twigs are relatively large for bird size. The
couple acts in partnership in the construction of
the house, which will be used throughout the year
by both and the litter (even after flying) as a shelter.
When finishing the first nest, the couple continues
placing material and building others, in sequence.
With this, the support branch begins to hang and to
be covered of material, standing out in the landscape.
In extreme cases, the nest reaches 2 meters in length.
The hatchery is lined by thick layer of feathers, paina,
etc., of spherical shape. The nest is usually located in
isolated trees, at the end of flexible branches, that end
up bending with the excess weight. Its construction
can occur with the participation of the whole group
and not just the couple. Put 3 eggs.

Rufous-fronted Thornbird
urnariidae: : Phacellodomus rufifrons)
fotografia: Luis FLorit

ø3.0 x h2.5m
Branches & Pallets & others

Guacho
Scientific Name - Red-rumped Cacique (Linnaeus,
1766) | Conservation State - Little worrying
Only the female constructs the nest in the form of
a bag 40 to 70 centimeters long, in colonies, with
material of several vegetables and varied location,
being able to be at low altitude on the water, in
the tops of trees in the middle of the forest or in
palm trees on the edge of the forest. It puts 2 to
3 white eggs with spots and reddish and purple
spots, having 2 to 3 litters per reproduction period.

fotografia: Nunes da Costa

ø3.0 x h2.5m
Fishing Net & Coconut Fiber & others

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