Salvador is the first capital of Brazil and the Blackest city outside of Africa due to its native indigenous population and for having been the largest port of reception for enslaved Africans. Because of these multiple influences and affectations, a cultural effervescence center developed in the city. In 1974, the first Afro group in Brazil,…
I’ve been thinking a lot about the work of Igshaan Adams in relation to Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. Using abstraction to guide him, Marx became well known as one of the most influential architects but for his work as a painter, ecologist and naturalist in the region. The patterns and intricate images of…
Warning: This article contains sensitive content that some may find graphic and explicit Recently, I came across some texts and reflections on the work of Clarice Lispector. The celebrated author produced most of her work in Brazil, where she lived from the age of two until her death in 1977. Born in the Ukraine, Clarice…
There are some factors and concepts that make more and more sense in a post-colonial and especially post-slavery society. Remembering that we are still a long way from those societies completely, I can say that we are at the beginning of the journey. One of the most important factors for this change to happen is…
As part of a global culture that is becoming more aware and mindful of the impact it has on the environment, fashion brands are developing more sustainable systems that encourage circular production and ecologically conscious design. True Fashion: Try on Green is a mentorship programme developed by the French Institute of South Africa and the…
I must have been on Pinterest or Instagram, vacuously perusing a blur of images – when my mindless scrolling was abruptly interrupted with an image that stuck with me for months. An image of a fresh faced boy in a black netted singlet, gold chains and velvet black drawstring trousers, gently slouched to one side…
Fluidity is a cry of freedom, is the sum of different stories, dreams, longings and desires, it’s a river junction it’s about me, about you, about us. Here we merge, we are stronger, we are FLUIDITY. Fluidity creative team, 2021. “We are all bodies of water. To think embodiment as watery belies the understanding of…
What is a revolutionary act? One that moves toward revolution? Towards the complete transformation of all that we know as our own certainties? The questioning of the unquestionable? The development of what has been forgotten — of what has been annulled? Who is a revolutionary? The one who subverts the determined concepts? The ones who…
Landscapes of large centres are changeable — it is practically impossible for a city or urban centre to remain the same. It is always possible to question how certain representations and “behaviours” of a city reflect a society — its changes, improvements and details especially. I think of art as a reflection and form of…
Certain moments in art are enchanting. An artist reflects and puts into practise their skills for a work for years, months. They process and absorb. As a means of communication permeated by sensitivity, they produce. It is one of the characteristics of the art of exhibiting. The focus to expose the produced comes to the…
don’t wake me while I’m dreaming Should I tell someone about my dreams? dreams are not mere illusion Seeing my future through these visions English translation of a verse from Bebé’s “Saltos de Realidade” At a mere 17 years old, and having recently released her first self-titled album, São Paulo born Bebé’s sonic craft and…
Fiction and art go side by side. One doesn’t depend on the other, however, I do think they become more beautiful the closer they exist to one another. In their junctions, the imagination is provoked and the ability to invent and create becomes clear. All this leads us to great capacities of significance and meaning…
