Social, Political and Ecological Symmetrty  

These works approach the violence against the human being and establish a conceptual symmetry among three different situations: the violence against those that fight for the ecological preservation, against those that fight for better social conditions and against those that fight for political freedom. Besides, the pictures are idealized using symmetrical compositions, creating a circle between the philosophical concepts and the creative process and giving force to the titles of the pictures.

Ecological Symmetry - Xapuri  12/23/1988: This picture approaches the violence in Amazon provoked by economical and ecological conflicts. The symmetry of the composition evidences the antagonism between the exploration of the forests in a sustainable way and its destruction due to a disordered exploration. That antagonism became stronger in the last years provoking the death of many rubber latex extractors and culminating in their leader's, Chico Mendes, death.

Political Symmetry - Tian Anmen 06/04/1989: The invasion of the Square Tian Anmen, in Peking, for the Manchuria's Army (ordered by Chinese government), provoked the death of thousands of students and Chinese civilians that occupied the square some weeks and fought for a political opening in the Chinese regime.

Social Symmetry - Volta Redonda 11/1989: The invasion of Co. Steel Industry of Volta Redonda by the Brazilian army provoked the death of some metallurgists that were on strike and occupied the dependencies of the steel industry. The extreme use of the force by the army provoked not only deaths, but conceptual wounds among the workers, because they felt treated as enemies of the homeland when demanding social and labor improvements.

Technique: colored pencil + objects + oil on wood.

Dimensions: 100 x 150 cm

Year: 1989-2020