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 Deus é boca [Gott ist Mund], 2002 In their works, Dias & Riedweg often address perceptions of what is private and what is public. Their video installations transit between the fine arts and performance art. The yearning after belief and religious observation is generally stronger than the suffering caused by a lack of information and material resources, and yet, the idea of God has always been something the individual needs, irrespective of their relationship to the state. The piece Deus é boca deals with how this personal need is manipulated by state interests, and it creates a poetic visualization of the power of discourse: mouths that talk and their eager listeners, searching for something they can believe in. What does a funk musician's mouth have in common with that of a frenetic preacher? And the mouth of a starved street vendor with that of a politician courting favours? Mauricio Dias, *1964 in Rio de Janeiro (BR) Walter Riedweg, *1955 in Luzern (CH), live and work in Rio de Janeiro (BR)  Dias & Riedweg, Deus é boca [Gott ist Mund], 2002 4-channel video installation (colour, sound) © Dias & Riedweg, 2002 courtesy of Galeria Vermelho, São Paulo and Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisboa
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