Concepts

Art based research uses of artistic processes in order to understand and be able to articulate the subjectivity of human experiences. To research is to undergo and to resist, a constant tension of what is already known and defines the living system, and what is still unknown. It is to me a process that gives value to what we are and the complexity of it. It is the ground and source of further development of artistic expressions.

Touching 2022

Touching the foreigner in us With this research, we investigate the foreign that lives within us all. To do so, the group ventures to the margins of what constitutes “normal” – questioning and reconstructing it from there. In this pandemic moment, definitions of disorder, illness, or mental health have become

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Anti-Norm 2021

Anti-Norm: What does it mean to be anti-racist? In 2021, the political situation urgently called for a rethinking of working methods and a clearer positioning in artistic practice. For 14 years, anti‑racism and decolonization have been the foundation of Grupo Oito’s work. Now, we aim to deepen our impact—both physically

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Metaphors 2020

Body, Movement & Metaphors: Multiple perceptions of reality Moved by a profound transformation on the conceptual system I used to perceive and position myself in the world, my curiosity led me to research: How do body experiences change thought processes and shape our perception of reality? For the past eight

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Limit 2018

Limit series: Perceptions of the unknown We are living organisms in constant prediction.Actions and predictions are inseparable — shaping each other continuously, consciously or not. The perception of the unknown disrupts this cycle. It clashes with prediction and often provokes estrangement. Yet, through repetition, a kind of ritual emerges. In

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