Joya: AiR / Samira Pavesi / BRA

“ My residency period was wonderful, mainly because my work is heavily influenced by urban life and I really wanted to try working in a peaceful and somewhat isolated landscape. I have come to the conclusion, with greater certainty, that my current research still offers many possibilities and investigations, regardless of where I produce them, and this was clear from the works I developed during this time. A mix of the forms I already investigate, with the fantastic local landscape, its overlaps and colours. The opportunity to develop a collaborative work with another resident artist was also something very special during this period. Understanding other possibilities and visualizing other movements based on my work. Finally, I think that the production I started at Joya: AiR will still have other developments when I return home. The coexistence and exchange with the other resident artists was wonderful.

I hope to see you again”!

Samira Pavesi

Samira Pavesi is a Brazilian visual artist based in Vitória, Espírito Santo, whose practice focuses on complex representations of bars, containment screens and other visual elements that provoke reflections on freedom. Her research explores the ambiguity between imprisonment and protection, accumulations and voids, and manifests itself through a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, writing, installation and assemblage. The self-taught artist has enriched her artistic career through diverse experiences, including technical improvements at the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, in Rio de Janeiro, and recent artistic residencies at NOWHERE in Lisbon and PADA Studios in Barreiro, Portugal. Through her works, Samira investigates the intersection between the material and the subjective, addressing how the visual and emotional barriers that shape our experiences can suggest both limitations and forms of protection. Her artistic practice is marked by continuous experimentation with diverse materials, some coming from discarded sites. Samira held the solo exhibition “Duplo Sentido” at the Cultural Space of the Federal Court of ES (2023) and participated in collective exhibitions such as the 46th Waldemar Belisário Art Salon in Ilhabela - SP (2024), the 21st Territory of Art of Araraquara at the Municipal Theater of Araraquara-SP (2024), “Tertúlia Telúrica”, at the Christal Galeria in Recife (2023/2024), “Insurgent Affections: Bodies in Connection”, at the Centro Cultural Correios in Rio de Janeiro (2023/2024), the “Red Salon of Degenerate Arts”, at Atelier Sanitário, RJ (2022) and “Immersion in the Feminine Gender”, at the Art Museum of the Federal University of Ceará (2021).
Your works are in the public collections of the Federal Court of Espírito Santo, the Culture Foundation of Ilha Bela - SP (acquisition prize) and the Casa da Cultura de Campo Mourão - PR (acquisition prize).

Simon Beckmann12 April 2025