Português
On July 9th, Tuesday, from 1 PM to 7 PM, Pivô Salvador will host an Open Studio event to mark the conclusion of Melissa de Oliveira’s artist residency.
In Salvador, in collaboration with Galeria Nonada, Melissa worked with barbers Moika du Corte from Uruguay, Átila Pires from Plataforma, and Jal du Corte from Ribeira. This collaboration extends from Melissa’s photographic documentation project of her daily life in Morro do Dendê (RJ), where various hairstyles were featured in her work.
Working with Salvador’s barbers, Melissa continued her cataloging research on specific hairstyles in the city, aiming to promote and preserve the creative memory of the peripheral community and the predominantly Black entrepreneurs running barbershops in the suburbs.
“Every head is a world”!
Throughout the afternoon, Pivô Salvador will be open for visitors to view the work developed by Melissa. At 4:30 PM, the artist and the barbers will host an artistic action featuring haircuts and discussions.
Accompanying the event, Tato Massas Brasileiras will provide delicious pastéis, activating the kitchen.
Everyone is welcome! ✨✨✨
Open Studio
Tuesday | July 9, 2024
1 PM – 7 PM | Open Throughout the Afternoon
4:30 PM | Artistic Action and Dialogue
Rua Boulevard Suíço, 11A, Nazaré – Salvador (BA)
Free Admission
Born in Morro do Dendê, north zone of Rio de Janeiro, in 2000, Melissa is a photographer and visual artist. She started in photography in 2019, documenting her daily life in the community. She has a technical degree in photography from Spectaculu – School of Art and Technology, did Formation and Deformation at EAV Parque Lage and took part in the fourth edition of ELÃ, an artist residency at Galpão Bela Maré.
She took part in the collective exhibitions Escrito no Corpo / Engraved in the body at Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel (RJ) and Tanya Bonakdar (NY); FUNK: Um grito de ousadia e liberdade at the Museu de Arte do Rio, Fire Figure Fantasy at ICA Miami, Paura at Era Gallery, among others. She published in Elle Brasil, Vogue Brasil and IMS’s ZUM magazine.