I am a Brazilian photographer and visual artist living in the United States. I hold a BFA from two Brazilian institutions: School of Fine Arts Escola Guignard with a concentration in Photography, and a BFA in Social Communications from PUC-Minas. In 2022, I received a Master of Information degree from Rutgers University School of Communication with a concentration in Archives and Preservation. My studies focused on potentialities brought into collections when photography and archives intertwine.
My explorations in photography may be anchored in documentation and printing, but it is the word that directs my artistic work. I often incorporate adjectives, nouns and verbs into photographs as I seek to understand my own feelings and experiences. In my attempts to approach broader issues such as immigration, racism or the environmental crisis, what is revealed are my own stories. From universal themes personal layers emerge, and I become vulnerably exposed.
