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Francisco Correia | NO STRESS | 06.09. - 13.10.2024 | 100 hand-drawn butterflies printed on plastic, plastic elements, vinyl sticker on plexiglass, watercolour marker on paper mounted on canvas
Francisco Correia
NO STRESS
06.09. - 13.10.2024
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The pharmaceutical industry's sales departments were responsible for promoting their companies' drugs catalog to doctors and hospital board members, who then decided which of the available options should be purchased to treat certain conditions or diseases. [...] It was non-negotiable that every new medical product presented to doctors came with a mug, a reusable plastic straw with the product's mascot, pencils, pens, beach towels, binoculars, T-shirts, erasers, Swiss Army knives, calculators, music boxes, etc. There were playing cards promoting Imodium (which treats occasional diarrhea), score sheets for "King" advertising Cefradur (an antibiotic to treat bacterial infections), or poker dice sets by Xanax (to treat anxiety and panic disorders). “Anxiety has many faces” was the motto printed on the inside of a Xanax poker dice set, suggesting a light-hearted link between anxiety disorder and gambling activities. (Francisco Correia, text excerpt)
Supported by Culture Moves Europe, Institut Camões Berlim, Galeria NAVE Lisbon/PT | photos 1/2/5 Jochen Wermann
