Palimpsest Series
2023 PERTH-WA
Digital Image (300 dpi)
42 x 59.4 cm
Through a feminist perspective, my self-portraiture photographs explore the influence of my cultural identity and experiences as a Brazilian artist living in Western Australia. These photographs use colour, contour, form, and gesture to investigate cultural aspects inherent to both Brazil and Australia as I negotiate how I perceive my identity in a cross-cultural setting. My self-portraits capture how these cultural aspects impact my identity, as enacted through my body. In this way, I approach my body as a palimpsest to explore how I am perceived as a Latin American woman based on the territory I inhabit. A palimpsest is an object that allows for the removal or reinterpretation of text or images. My body is re-inscribed by the images and text that I project on me. As I shift between territories, I identify with the space between cultural boundaries; this puts my identity in transit. In this space, my body becomes a territory where I legitimise my complex mix of positionalities. Further, my self-portraiture is influenced by the feminist art of Cuban artist Ana Mendieta, who embeds her body into the territories of North and South America as she explores her identity as a woman living on the boundaries of these two continents.
My series of self-portraits emerge from my experiences as a Brazilian woman who negotiates social expectations in Western Australia. Specifically, my photographs focus on the intersection between my gender and cultural identity, which has been recontextualised in Western Australia. The recontextualisation of my identity delves into the cultural differences and similarities between the two divergent territories. Using my own body in my practice enforces the complexities of subjectivity, which locates my personal narrative.
Palimpsest Series
2023 PERTH-WA
Digital Image (300 dpi)
42 x 59.4 cm
Through a feminist perspective, my self-portraiture photographs explore the influence of my cultural identity and experiences as a Brazilian artist living in Western Australia. These photographs use colour, contour, form, and gesture to investigate cultural aspects inherent to both Brazil and Australia as I negotiate how I perceive my identity in a cross-cultural setting. My self-portraits capture how these cultural aspects impact my identity, as enacted through my body. In this way, I approach my body as a palimpsest to explore how I am perceived as a Latin American woman based on the territory I inhabit. A palimpsest is an object that allows for the removal or reinterpretation of text or images. My body is re-inscribed by the images and text that I project on me. As I shift between territories, I identify with the space between cultural boundaries; this puts my identity in transit. In this space, my body becomes a territory where I legitimise my complex mix of positionalities. Further, my self-portraiture is influenced by the feminist art of Cuban artist Ana Mendieta, who embeds her body into the territories of North and South America as she explores her identity as a woman living on the boundaries of these two continents.
My series of self-portraits emerge from my experiences as a Brazilian woman who negotiates social expectations in Western Australia. Specifically, my photographs focus on the intersection between my gender and cultural identity, which has been recontextualised in Western Australia. The recontextualisation of my identity delves into the cultural differences and similarities between the two divergent territories. Using my own body in my practice enforces the complexities of subjectivity, which locates my personal narrative.
Palimpsest Series
2023 PERTH-WA
Digital Image (300 dpi)
42 x 59.4 cm
Through a feminist perspective, my self-portraiture photographs explore the influence of my cultural identity and experiences as a Brazilian artist living in Western Australia. These photographs use colour, contour, form, and gesture to investigate cultural aspects inherent to both Brazil and Australia as I negotiate how I perceive my identity in a cross-cultural setting. My self-portraits capture how these cultural aspects impact my identity, as enacted through my body. In this way, I approach my body as a palimpsest to explore how I am perceived as a Latin American woman based on the territory I inhabit. A palimpsest is an object that allows for the removal or reinterpretation of text or images. My body is re-inscribed by the images and text that I project on me. As I shift between territories, I identify with the space between cultural boundaries; this puts my identity in transit. In this space, my body becomes a territory where I legitimise my complex mix of positionalities. Further, my self-portraiture is influenced by the feminist art of Cuban artist Ana Mendieta, who embeds her body into the territories of North and South America as she explores her identity as a woman living on the boundaries of these two continents.
My series of self-portraits emerge from my experiences as a Brazilian woman who negotiates social expectations in Western Australia. Specifically, my photographs focus on the intersection between my gender and cultural identity, which has been recontextualised in Western Australia. The recontextualisation of my identity delves into the cultural differences and similarities between the two divergent territories. Using my own body in my practice enforces the complexities of subjectivity, which locates my personal narrative.
