Pivô Conexão: Public Program Hosts Péricles Mendes to Share the Artistic Residency Process in Teresina

On July 10, Pivô Boulevard welcomes artist Péricles Mendes, participant in the Pivô Conexão residency modality, developed in partnership with CAMPO Arte Contemporânea, in Teresina, Piauí.

The house will be open to the public from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, with an artist talk at 7:00 pm, moderated by Uriel Bezerra, and a kitchen activation by Pablo Cordier. During the event, Mendes will share the processes and experiences developed throughout the residency, while also presenting an exhibition of works produced during this period.

Between May and June 2026, Péricles developed a new chapter of his ongoing research project, Epiphanies: Interfaces for Fictional Landscapes, during his residency at CAMPO. His practice approaches photography as an expanded field of image-making, bringing together sculpture, assemblage, and interventions in the landscape. Through walking-based research, the artist collects organic materials—such as animal bones—and combines them with discarded electronic components to create sculptural prototypes, which are later installed in the landscape and documented through photography.

For Péricles, photography functions as a device for fabulation, producing images that move between reality and imagination. By bringing together natural and artificial elements, the artist reflects on the relationships between body, territory, technology, and memory, constructing narratives that challenge historical stigmas associated with Brazil’s Northeast and propose new ways of imagining its landscapes.

“By appropriating the bones of dead animals and transforming them with electronic components, I seek to turn this index of death—an icon of the drought that sterilizes vast areas of Northeastern Brazil—into a symbol of fabulation and biological diversity. Once re-signified, the bones become associated with a fantastic and timeless reality when photographed within the landscape of Piauí, merging with a vibrant and thriving fauna,” the artist explains.

During the event, visitors will be able to experience the sculpture Serpent of the Poti River, produced at CAMPO’s studio, alongside a series of photographs documenting the work installed within the landscape of Teresina, on the banks of the Parnaíba and Poti rivers.

Pivô Conexão aims to expand Pivô’s network of institutional partnerships and strengthen exchanges with artistic production from different regions, enabling resident artists to develop broader research into contemporary artistic practices across Brazil.

Public Program with Péricles Mendes
July 10 (Friday) at Pivô Boulevard
Open House: 6:00–10:00 pm
Artist Talk: 7:00 pm, moderated by Uriel Bezerra
Kitchen Activation by Pablo Cordier
Free admission.