This relationship generates codes of meaning for the sensitive and emotional experience of pain, whether physical or arising from processes of disidentification and environmental exploitation in social and political contexts. I examine the vulnerable mental states provoked by pain, which often dull reflection and heighten feelings of disconnection and isolation. My approach begins with recognising pain as a symbolic field, seeking reconstruction and reparation as means of reconnecting bodies and their fragmented subjectivities.

 

As an artist from Brazil, a country marked by systemic violence against women, my practice is deeply committed to amplifying women's voices as sites of empowerment and resilience. Central to my research is the exploration of itineraries traced by nomadic women, whose nomadism serves as both a metaphor and a strategy against homogenised identities.

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Visually, I construct metaphors through these travelling figures, establishing parallels with my ancestral heritage. Elements such as wind and fog recur in my work, cultivating a symbolic landscape where slow movements and layered opacity invite reflection on time, memory, and transience. My material choices are integral to this process. I use layers and glazes in my oil paintings, textured surfaces in my drawings, and translucent or opaque materials in my installations. In performance, repetitive, almost meditative movements further contribute to the work’s exploration of temporality and the body’s relationship to its environment.

 

Through my practice, I seek to create spaces for reflection, where the intersections of gender, identity, pain, environmental collapse, and vulnerability unfold in silent, yet evocative gestures.