S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Decorations of the people of five deserts around the world will be shown in S\u00e3o Paulo from March 13 to June 10, at the Sesi Art Gallery. They are part of exhibition \u201cJewels of the Desert\u201d, which brings together objects by Thereza Collor, a historian and former Tourism secretary of the state of Alagoas.<\/p>\n
The exhibition includes 2,000 items like earrings, necklaces, garments, bracelets, ankle bracelets, head and neck pieces, belts and handbags that were collected by Thereza over many years. The items come from the Arabian, Central Asian, Sahara, Himalayan and Thar deserts. The territories cover countries like Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and Syria, as well as the non-Arab Mali, Iran and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
The vast collection is the result of interest for the region that arose in Thereza at an early age. When she was about to celebrate her 15 birthday, Thereza, who had never left her state, decided to accompany a colleague of her mother\u2019s, who was going to travel in the region. \u201cI was curious about the world, and instead of travelling to Disney, I made this choice,\u201d she said to ANBA. In her first trip outside Brazil, she visited Egypt, Iran, Turkey and Cyprus. <\/p>\n
Throughout her life, she has returned to the Middle East, Africa and Asia several times. To Egypt alone, she has already been seven times. The country of the pyramids is one of her favourite in the Arab world, apart from Morocco. \u201cMorocco is fascinating, and Egypt is magnificent,\u201d she says, with great appreciation. \u201cPeople must go to Egypt. The people in the country are very friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apart from the countries of North Africa, Yemen also called Thereza\u2019s attention. \u201cI was enchanted, the people are very receptive. They are used to sitting on the floor, sharing food from their plates, it is lovely,\u201d she pointed out. Regarding Oman, she says it is a singular country. \u201cIn the Arabian Peninsula, there is much foreign labour, from the Philipines and other countries. In Oman, taxi drivers are Omani. It is a singular country, very unique,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
In each of the five exhibition nuclei, with items from each desert visited by the collector, there are objects that show historic, geographic, social, political and religious aspects of the people of that region. There are also over 300 photographs taken during her trip. To her, being able to learn about the people of that country was the most important part of her trips.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important to learn about the people, to learn a little about these cultures, because it opens our mind. You learn to respect difference and not to view your culture as the better one,\u201d she finished off. Thereza is the widow of Pedro Collor, the brother of former Brazilian president Fernando Collor.<\/p>\n
Service<\/p>\n
Desert Jewel Exhibition<\/b>
From March 13th to June 10th, 2012
Site: Sesi Art Gallery \u2013 Fiesp Cultural Centre \u2013 Ruth Cardoso
Address: Av. Paulista, 1313 \u2013 S\u00e3o Paulo
Telephone.: (+55 11) 3146-7405\/06
Time: Mondays from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, from Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, and Sunday, from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm
Admittance is free<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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