hollow head doll’s foam, 2019-2022theatrical play without actors43’00” June 2022, SESC Pompéia Through various devices that animate objects, “hollow head doll’s foam” is a theatrical play without human actors that explores the uncanny possibilities of projecting a body into anthropomorphic objects. One of the key points that permeates the debate proposed by “hollow head” is […]

dollhouse, 2019wood, iron, miniature furniture, stepper motor, security camera, tube TV, arduino120 x 30 x 170 cm + TV views of the performance in “hollow head doll’s foam” at SESC Pompéia, 2022 Photography: Julia Thompson and Ilê Sartuzi

T.GIRLS, 2019-2022mannequin legs, washing machine motor, reduction, iron, wood, incandescent light bulb, arduino210 x 210 x 48 cm register acting on “hollow head doll’s foam” at SESC Pompéia, 2022 photography: Julia Thompson, Marina Lima, Ilê Sartuzi

hollow head doll’s foam, 2019-2022theatrical play without actors43’00” June 2022, SESC Pompéia . read here Tiago Mesquita’s text digital photography: Julia ThompsonBW analog photography: Ilê Sartuzi Through various devices that animate objects, “hollow head doll’s foam” is a theatrical play without human actors that explores the uncanny possibilities of projecting a body into anthropomorphic objects. […]

dedinhos, 2021polyester resin, iron, screw and nut8.4 x 10 x 4.8 cm

disasters, 2022paraffin and oil paint on iron shelf 50 x 13 x 10 cm [19 5⁄8 x 5 x 4 in.]

bouquet, 2021wire, doll’s eye and clay 16 x 24 x 8 cm “Bouquet” is a small piece for the floor. As a kind of exagerated Santa Luzia, the work puts together a handful of flowers with a lot of eyes that can cause some panic for those who have tripophobia. The bouquet is tied with […]

carinho machine (prototype), 2022aluminum, stepper motor, Arduino and doll’s hand26 x 18 x 9 cm [10 1⁄4 x 7 x 3 1⁄2 in.] “carinho machine (prototype)” is a mechanical arm that caresses the other. The word in Portuguese is used with a specific meaning that combines both the action “to caress” and a special kind […]

vultures, 2022oil on canvas18 x 24 cm

The Thing, 2021Mannequin hand, steel, synchronous motor28 x 18 x 21 cm A mannequin’s hand has its fingers dismembered and then grafted back into the hand. Some of the fingers take on different movements – linear or rotational movement– so that the hand moves. Three low-revving continuous motion motors that can move to either side […]