"Like the word parangole, a slang term from Rio de Janeiro that refers to a range of events or states including idleness, a sudden agitation, an unexpected situation, or a dance party, the more than thirty objects so titled by Brazilian artist Helio Oiticica have an indeterminate status. Produced mainly between 1964 and 1968, these flags, tents, and capes made out of jute and plastic bags, painted or printed fabrics, and sometimes including painted or stenciled texts, are meant to be used by the viewer. A Parangole cape on a hanger is not a Parangole: its complex textures can only be revealed through the gestures and movements of the person who wears it. As the artist explained in a 1965 text, the spectator of these works becomes a participant or "participator" (participador)." from Tactile dematerialization, sensory politics: Helio Oiticica's Parangoles by Anna Dezeuze