Alex D. da Silva

I remember accompanying my father -- Quirino da Silva, a long-established artist who was an older man when I was born -- on outings to the coast and the outskirts of São Paulo to paint. My brief apprenticeship with him was marked by visits to his friends at their studios, full of objects I should not touch, with the air strongly scented of turpentine. Right then, I knew what I wanted to do.

I am inspired by how landscapes have been transformed, whether by people or by nature itself. Composing elements from different points in time, I suggest new, atemporal ways of seeing our surroundings. My goal is to question our typical memories and narratives, so that we can begin to perceive layers of our history that we often ignore. It is my testament to consciousness and affection towards the land.