Fontes
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Fontes is a large-scale installation artwork by Brazilian conceptual artist Cildo Meireles that immerses viewers in a dense field of suspended rulers and clocks to explore themes of measurement, power, and perception.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fontes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6365593 — 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: Fontes Context triple: [Cildo Meireles, notableWork, Fontes]
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A.
Fontes
Fontes is a civil parish located within the municipality of Abrantes in central Portugal.
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B.
Soure
Soure is a Portuguese municipality located in the central region within the Coimbra District, known for its rural landscapes and historical heritage.
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C.
Fuente de Todos
Fuente de Todos is the original spring or water source after which the Spanish village of Fuendetodos, birthplace of painter Francisco Goya, is named.
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D.
La Source
La Source is the original French title of the 1960 Swedish film "The Virgin Spring," directed by Ingmar Bergman.
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E.
Fuentes Brotantes
Fuentes Brotantes is a neighborhood and natural park area in Mexico City known for its springs, green spaces, and recreational facilities within the Tlalpan borough.
- 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: Fontes Target entity description: Fontes is a large-scale installation artwork by Brazilian conceptual artist Cildo Meireles that immerses viewers in a dense field of suspended rulers and clocks to explore themes of measurement, power, and perception.
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A.
Fontes
Fontes is a civil parish located within the municipality of Abrantes in central Portugal.
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B.
Soure
Soure is a Portuguese municipality located in the central region within the Coimbra District, known for its rural landscapes and historical heritage.
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C.
Fuente de Todos
Fuente de Todos is the original spring or water source after which the Spanish village of Fuendetodos, birthplace of painter Francisco Goya, is named.
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D.
La Source
La Source is the original French title of the 1960 Swedish film "The Virgin Spring," directed by Ingmar Bergman.
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E.
Fuentes Brotantes
Fuentes Brotantes is a neighborhood and natural park area in Mexico City known for its springs, green spaces, and recreational facilities within the Tlalpan borough.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | installation artwork ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
question neutrality of measurement
ⓘ
reveal power relations embedded in everyday objects ⓘ |
| artForm | immersive installation ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
conceptual
ⓘ
minimal in materials, complex in meaning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Cildo Meireles ⓘ |
| depicts | systems of measurement ⓘ |
| displayStrategy |
immersive spatial environment
ⓘ
overwhelming accumulation of objects ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | museum installation ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
politics of quantification
ⓘ
relationship between body and abstract units ⓘ social control through measurement ⓘ standardization of time ⓘ subjective experience of time ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMovement |
Conceptual art
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Installation art ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
large-scale
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multi-sensory ⓘ site-specific potential ⓘ viewer-immersive ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dense spatial field
ⓘ
suspended clocks ⓘ suspended rulers ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s (approximate) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
global systems of measurement and timekeeping
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political and social structures in Brazil ⓘ |
| intendedEffectOnViewer |
critical reflection on power structures
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disorientation ⓘ heightened awareness of measurement systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
measurement
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perception ⓘ power ⓘ |
| medium | mixed media ⓘ |
| movement | Conceptual art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Cildo Meireles ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | "Fountains" in Portuguese ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
clocks
ⓘ
rulers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fontes Description of subject: Fontes is a large-scale installation artwork by Brazilian conceptual artist Cildo Meireles that immerses viewers in a dense field of suspended rulers and clocks to explore themes of measurement, power, and perception.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Cildo