Out of Orbit: Where Do the Birds Hide? overflows with the expression of an inner cadence, step by step, stroke by stroke, blot by blot. Where the intimate becomes a foundation among other beings and places, much like the walls of a home.
It is in black ink that Joana Rosa Bragança often finds simplicity and strength, not only in art but in life as well. Where her mind becomes more permissive to error, assimilating it as part of a creative process, a direct connection to the subconscious.
The urgency to create in black and white, without references or prior sketches, arises from an inner need to simplify a confusing world, already overloaded with images, stimuli, colors, and infinite possibilities. Sometimes, the boundary between chaos and clarity can be as tangible as a line of black ink on a sheet of paper.
