Elementary maps n. 2 (1976)
Video, magnetic tape, 3’43", B&W, sound, 1/2 inch open reel.

Filmed by Davi Geiger, soundtrack with excerpts from the politically charged song Meu Caro Amigo (1976), by Chico Buarque. Anna Bella Geiger draws different versions of the world map to reflect on the concept of underdeveloped world attributed to Brazil.

Sources
MoMA (New York); Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris); Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofia (Madrid); Fundação Serralves (Porto, Portugal); J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles); Artist’s private collection and Private collections.
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