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Process · 202618 records

Process

Studies, sketchbooks, studio and territory — what precedes and sustains the canvases.

Caravana Verger, Salvador: a child's watercolour from the workshop, by the bay.
2026-08Caravana Verger, Salvador: a child's watercolour from the workshop, by the bay.
“We did not paint images: we raised fluid labyrinths destined to remain in the invisible archive of memory.”
2026-08“We did not paint images: we raised fluid labyrinths destined to remain in the invisible archive of memory.”
Acervo da Laje, Salvador.
2026-08Acervo da Laje, Salvador.
There, where the waters of the bay meet the paper.
2026-08There, where the waters of the bay meet the paper.
At the centre of the neural network, a maracá — not as a metaphor, but as a hypothesis: an ancestral technolog
2026-07At the centre of the neural network, a maracá — not as a metaphor, but as a hypothesis: an ancestral technology for the reorganisation of perception. Work in progress.
Roots and neurons share the very same logic of branching.
2026-07Roots and neurons share the very same logic of branching.
Pencil study for the neural network.
2026-07Pencil study for the neural network.
The eyes of The cosmic serpent: red and yellow windows watching over the infinite.
2026-07The eyes of The cosmic serpent: red and yellow windows watching over the infinite.
The bark of Jurema-preta before the canvas: “I found a mineral, static gaze — one that was already deciphering
2026-07The bark of Jurema-preta before the canvas: “I found a mineral, static gaze — one that was already deciphering me long before I was born”.
Cosmic embrace in progress, in the studio.
2026-05Cosmic embrace in progress, in the studio.
The Jurema-preta root, a gift from Cacica Senhora Pankararé, from Paulo Afonso.
2026-05The Jurema-preta root, a gift from Cacica Senhora Pankararé, from Paulo Afonso.
Observing the texture of the root demands a stroke that respects its science.
2026-05Observing the texture of the root demands a stroke that respects its science.
Textures and layers on 300 gsm paper.
2026-04Textures and layers on 300 gsm paper.
Pivô Salvador: a fragment from the activation of Arquipélago Archipel.
2026-03Pivô Salvador: a fragment from the activation of Arquipélago Archipel.
“Repertoire is not inherited; it is built through frequency and attentive observation.”
2026-03“Repertoire is not inherited; it is built through frequency and attentive observation.”
A study preceding the series: Indigenous cosmologies and the tradition of the Sacred Jurema.
2026-03A study preceding the series: Indigenous cosmologies and the tradition of the Sacred Jurema.
Signs of healing, the first working nucleus: “is science truly in dialogue with the spirits of the forest?” (C
2026-01Signs of healing, the first working nucleus: “is science truly in dialogue with the spirits of the forest?” (Cristine Takuá, 2020).
Acrylic on canvas, 2025.
2026-01Acrylic on canvas, 2025.
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