"FOGO POSTO [ARSON] (2023) is the second installation made by Diana Policarpo and Odete. Since LYSIS (2021), the artistic duo of Diana and Odete have been exploring a theoretical base and a shared life experience, developing a work that combines the various areas of the audio-visual arts, within a multidisciplinary practice that makes use of different media.

In the installation FOGO POSTO, Diana and Odete employ words, images, sounds, touches of colour and lines to explore a poetic discourse that touches upon science fiction and speculative fables. They use a variety of resources, ranging from drawings on paper to film supports, in order to transport the audience to a future in the aftermath of the history of reproductive medicine inserted into patriarchal systems, without any guarantees of reproductive justice. The installation invites us to reflect upon institutional and constitutional discourses, perceptions and experiences of (im)possibilities of autonomy and self-determination, in relation to the body."

JOANA RAFAEL

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