I was born and raised in Campo Grande, in the periphery of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Because of my political positioning strongly linked to the queer community and marked by my gender transition I have made France my country of residence since September 2019 I was accepted as an exchange student at École des Beaux Arts de Paris for this first year in France, which followed a master's degree at the same school in 2020.

In Brazil I have studied Theater at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro ( and visual arts at Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage) Because of my initial studies I started my artistic practice as a performance artist Being part of a family of goldsmiths my first sculptures were made in silver small scaled a collection of jewellery for self defence After working at the Artistic Residency at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado ( in 2018 in São Paulo, I learned to manipulate aluminium This material is at the heart of my current sculptural and installational production.

In France, I had the opportunity to exercise my body awareness in the workshops of Emmanuelle Huynh to rethink the use of materials and their various possibilities of re use with Abraham Cruzvillegas to play with space and create expanded sculptures in the classes of Anne Rochette Under the supervision of critic and professor Pascal Rousseau, I wrote a dissertation to deepen my research on the therapeutic and participatory production of the Brazilian artist Lygia Clark during her Parisian years 1963 1976 I also had contact with the installation and participatory practice of the Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel ( Both references Clark and GRAV, were extremely important for my work to gain installation dimensions of an optical kinetic immersive and participatory nature.

Inherently autobiographical my work goes from performance to installation seeking to create a public debate about desire and violence experiences that traverse queer and racialised bodies on a daily basis As a trans woman I have in recent years set a practice in manipulating metal as a therapeutic way to redistribute the violence that my body catalyses in a cis heteronormative society From this healing practice I have created shields armours and sharp cutting installations that place the public under the same spotlight I am subjected to because of my trans feminine body and identity

PopCretinho #5

2020

Polished aluminum

60 cm long x 5.5 cm deep x 20 cm wide. 2.500,00 euros