In terms of the exhibition, that too was a bit of a let down, I'm not sure what I was expecting but it was just a strange experience. I never really understood how everything was supposed to fit together or what the point was. It's a site specific immersive and sensory comission which Neto has created within the top floor of the Hayward. As you walked through, the tights like material had been filled with different plants so there was a sensory array of smells coming out, combined with that weird smell you get in children's playgrounds like everything has been a little 'touched' and that's only after being open a few days. (Obviously the 'touched' smell isn't part of the show, but it was a little off-putting)
Rather than the idea of skin and body organs I just got the vibes of being inside a dinosaur skeleton.
I dunno, I've just seen better exhibitions which alter the perception of space and your movement around the gallery, such as the Sarah Sze exhibition which was at the BALTIC a few years ago. The two exhibitions are not at all similar, but I felt that the spacial alterations transformed the visitor's relationship with the space more in the Sze exhibition that the Neto.
I dunno, maybe I just totally missed the point? I'd like to hear someone elses view on the show.
All images taken from the Hayward website and belong to photographer Steve White.
http://festivalbrazil.southbankcentre.co.uk/ernesto-neto/
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