Pivô Salvador aims to establish itself as a research and exchange platform in Northeast Brazil. The opening of the space in Salvador, and the choice of the location for the residency, resonates with Pivô’s institutional mission and commitment: to promote and disseminate local artistic production and to create a free and open space for dialogue among various agents in the field of contemporary culture, both nationally and internationally.

In July, Pol Taburet, Matthieu Peck, and João Oliveira share the space to develop individual projects in the fields of visual arts and writing.

Pol Taburet (Paris, France, 1997)
Pol Taburet’s work is a mix of iconoclastic references that goes from the artist’s own Caribbean origins, including traditions and syncretic beliefs related to voodoo, to contemporary culture in general, and classical painting. He quickly attracted the attention of the public with his painting style, which developed by incorporating the use of airbrushing alongside traditional acrylic paint. The formal result is a unique contrast between textures and finishes, bringing in minute details, ” impressionist” suggestions, and a lot of symbolism.

Matthieu Peck (Paris, France, 1989)
Matthieu Peck is a writer, who has books published by the prestigious publishing house Gallimard. He has published three books and has a particular interest in marginal worlds. His writing is both inspired by 17th century moralists and contemporary poetry, and is acclaimed for its originality and intransigence. Accompanying the painter Pol Taburet to Brazil for ten days, he will write a text that examines the long spaces of creation, as well as what introspection and evolution can provide in an unknown country.

João Oliveira (Salvador (BA), Brazil, 1989)
Micronarratives, farce, failure, love speech and disappearance are some of João Oliveira’s research interests. The artist has a degree in visual arts from EBA-UFBA (2011), where he also took a Master in Creative Processes (2017) and studied metal engraving in the regular courses of the MAM-BA workshops (2013). His works have been selected for exhibitions in Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Londrina-PR, João Pessoa and Chicago (USA), Mexico and Venice (Italy).