Mundus Admirabilis
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Mundus Admirabilis is an immersive installation artwork by Brazilian artist Regina Silveira that transforms exhibition spaces with large-scale, fantastical insect silhouettes to explore themes of perception, scale, and the uncanny.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mundus Admirabilis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6319787 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mundus Admirabilis Context triple: [Regina Silveira, notableWork, Mundus Admirabilis]
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A.
Mundus Novus
Mundus Novus is the Latin term famously used in early 16th-century writings, particularly those attributed to Amerigo Vespucci, to describe the newly discovered continents of the Western Hemisphere.
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B.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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C.
The Wonders
The Wonders are the fictional 1960s pop band from the film "That Thing You Do!", known for their catchy one-hit-wonder title track and Beatles-inspired image.
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D.
Mundus
Mundus was a 6th-century Ostrogothic general who served under King Vitiges during the Gothic War against the Byzantine Empire.
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E.
De opificio mundi
De opificio mundi is an early Christian philosophical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the biblical account of the creation of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mundus Admirabilis Target entity description: Mundus Admirabilis is an immersive installation artwork by Brazilian artist Regina Silveira that transforms exhibition spaces with large-scale, fantastical insect silhouettes to explore themes of perception, scale, and the uncanny.
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A.
Mundus Novus
Mundus Novus is the Latin term famously used in early 16th-century writings, particularly those attributed to Amerigo Vespucci, to describe the newly discovered continents of the Western Hemisphere.
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B.
Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
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C.
The Wonders
The Wonders are the fictional 1960s pop band from the film "That Thing You Do!", known for their catchy one-hit-wonder title track and Beatles-inspired image.
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D.
Mundus
Mundus was a 6th-century Ostrogothic general who served under King Vitiges during the Gothic War against the Byzantine Empire.
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E.
De opificio mundi
De opificio mundi is an early Christian philosophical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the biblical account of the creation of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
immersive art installation
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installation artwork ⓘ |
| artForm | visual art ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary Latin American art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Regina Silveira ⓘ |
| depicts |
crawling insects
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flying insects ⓘ swarms of insects ⓘ |
| displayedIn |
art galleries
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institutional exhibition spaces ⓘ museums ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMedium |
floor installation
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site-specific installation ⓘ vinyl cutouts ⓘ wall installation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
graphic visual language
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immersive environment ⓘ monochromatic silhouettes ⓘ site-responsive ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
contemporary art
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installation art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | exhibition design approaches using wall and floor graphics ⓘ |
| hasScale | large-scale ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
environmental transformation
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human–insect relationship ⓘ perception ⓘ scale ⓘ spatial distortion ⓘ the uncanny ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
disorientation of the viewer
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evoking a sense of the uncanny ⓘ heightened awareness of space ⓘ |
| isPartOfCareerOf | Regina Silveira ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
immersive viewer experience
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large-scale graphic silhouettes ⓘ transforming exhibition spaces ⓘ |
| partOf | Regina Silveira’s series of shadow and silhouette works ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByCreator |
Desaparencia
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Infinities ⓘ
linked to:
The Infinities
Tramazul ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | admirable world ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
fantastical insect silhouettes
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insects ⓘ oversized insects ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mundus Admirabilis Description of subject: Mundus Admirabilis is an immersive installation artwork by Brazilian artist Regina Silveira that transforms exhibition spaces with large-scale, fantastical insect silhouettes to explore themes of perception, scale, and the uncanny.
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