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Rose Afefé

Rose Afefé was born in Varzedo, in the interior of Bahia, in 1988. Based on her childhood memories, the artist works in various media, including installation, painting and photography. In 2018, she began building Terra Afefé, a micro-city on a human scale built with earth, using the adobe technique (raw clay bricks) and painted with lime.

Located in the rural area of Ibicoara, Bahia, in the Chapada Diamantina region, Terra Afefé presents itself as a place of encounter and coexistence, which links art and life and fosters local perspectives in order to enhance the territory’s knowledge. Observation and interaction with nature are used to produce life that is more pulsating and spontaneous. Finally, the poetics of this territory unfold in the imagery production and fabrication that surrounds Rose’s artistic work. In 2024, she holds her first solo exhibition at A Gentil Carioca Rio de Janeiro and takes part in the group show “Por uma outra ecologia: o que a matéria sabe sobre nós”, at Solar dos Abacaxis, Rio de Janeiro. She also participated in a residency at the JA.CA Art and Technology Centre. The artist won the FOCO 2023 Award, was honored at the Bahia Visual Arts Salon and was nominated for the PIPA 2022 Award. Among the group exhibitions she has participated in are: 32nd CCSP Exhibition Programme - 2022, Abre Alas 18 - A Gentil Carioca, Artista de Artista - Galeria Luisa Strina, XII Bienal do Recôncavo, Esquizópolis - MAM Bahia. Rose also took part in the artistic residency Muros: Territórios compartilhados, in Fortaleza-CE.

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