Anotaçoes visuais / Visual Notes. Dalton Paula

In February 2018, I met Dalton Paula who was then in residence at AnnexB, a program dedicated to Brazilian artists in New York where I served as a board member.

Through a series of studio visits that culminated in an artist talk at Residency Unlimited, Dalton and I examined racism and the language systems that perpetuate it; the black body; silenced black people; the African diaspora and its religions; performance and rituals; nature and healing; black protagonism.

We also delved into Dalton’s choice of an earthy color palette; recurring symbols; non-duality; the feminine universe of women close to his heart; memories and the affection they convey.