Johannes Vermeer’s painting “Young lady with a pearl earring” is considered one of the most famous Dutch paintings, because it represents the ideal of beauty in the 17th century. The artist used the pearl as a symbol for purity and virginity.

In Emanuel Lavor’s photos, the flow of everyday life, entangled with his interest in analog photography, opens a space for photographic experiments. The choice of this technique reveals his interest in working with a nostalgic aesthetic and his preference for a slower rhythm of production. The state of pleasure according…

Luiz Braga is a photographer living in Brazilian Amazonia. He created a photographic style inspired by local myths and legends. “Curupira” is a forest spirit and a powerful symbol for the protection of biodiversity that frequently appears in children books and magazines. Actually, in Brazil, there is a big debate…

Amazonia is defined by what Paes Loureiro called “Amazonian poetics”, an ecosystem of legends about forest and river spirits. These characters are part of an oral culture that bridges. the concrete and abstract world. The shaman serves as a mediator between these worlds. His ecstatic trip offers him an insight…

Contemporary photographic language offers the possibility of interdisciplinary dialogues. Ricardo Kalil creates a sequence in his photo animations that can be interpreted as a frontier between photography and animation. On this frontier the movement of the gaze moves along with the images, to the right and left, in sequences of…

The COVID-19 pandemic opened a space for reflecting on the meaning of caring. The need to halt several activities, routines and physical encounters stimulated thinking about our lifestyle and its impact on nature and the planet. Living disconnected from nature, consuming processed food, adopting exhaustive work routines, without the support…

Simplicity is one of the features of the interior of Brazil. It is not necessarily linked to income or financial conditions, but a result of living in a community with closer affective relationships. Religiosity is influenced by the fact of living in a community that constitutes the backbone of regional…

Colors are one of the most important aspects of art creation, and the choices artists make directly define the final result. Red and green provoke opposite emotions but are also complementary colors. While red alludes to action, energy, and movement, green refers to repose, tranquility, and invigoration. Staring at Rodri…

A circus is a place full of memories, for those who had the opportunity to grow with this experience. Children have a different kind of relationship with the circus. They believe in supernatural things, animals with superpowers, etc. and are awed by the clowns’ games. Within its atmosphere, the circus…