Entities

Statement

The project Entities explores the relationship between body, memory, and spirituality through an engagement with entities rooted in Brazilian cosmologies, particularly those shaped by African and Indigenous origins. The performance unfolds as a contemporary ritual in which the body operates as a site of inscription and reactivation of memory, both individual and collective, inherited, transmitted, and transformed over time.

In dialogue with ancestral knowledge present in practices such as umbanda, candomble and other Afro-Indigenous traditions, the work does not aim to literally represent entities, but to activate their presence as forces, archetypes, and modes of existence that move through the body. Within this context, ritual functions as a sensitive technology of accessing memory, allowing the invisible to manifest through gestures, repetition, and states of incorporation.

01 — Text

Through trance, listening, and suspension, Entities proposes a liminal space where identity and alterity begin to dissolve, enabling the body to become a site of passage. The performance thus creates a field of encounter between different temporalities and epistemologies, where spirituality and memory emerge as living presences, deeply rooted in African and Indigenous heritages that continue to resonate in the present.

Entities 01/06

Person with tattoos wearing a black outfit hanging upside down by chains in a dark setting.

A person submerged in water, with visible tattoos on their arm, holding a fishing net with a jellyfish inside

A person with tattoos wearing a black outfit, holding chains, with a netted mask over their face, against a dark background.

A person with tattoos on their arm leaning forward, wearing wet clothing, with water droplets on their skin and hair.

A woman with tattoos wearing a mesh hat and revealing clothing, holding onto chains in a dimly lit, smoky environment.

A woman with tattoos on her arms and chest is wearing a metallic headpiece and outfit, with chains hanging from her arms, in a dark setting.

Entities 07/12

A woman with tattoos on her arms and chest, wearing a black head covering and earrings, holding onto a metal chain in a dark setting with water on her skin.

A woman with tattoos on her shoulder and arm holding onto a large chain, her face partially covered with reflective material and hair partially visible, against a dark background.

Close-up of chains hanging in darkness with soft light reflecting off the metal links.

A man and woman in a close, intimate embrace under water, with water droplets on their skin, dark background, somber mood.

Entities 13/18

A person standing in the rain against a dark background, with water droplets visible on their skin and clothing.

A man and woman embracing in the rain at night, with a dark background and minimal lighting highlighting their outlines.

A man and woman in dark clothing are dancing closely together under rain against a dark background, with water droplets visible on their bodies.

A close-up of a person with wet skin lying down, with closed eyes and lips slightly parted, water droplets on their face and body, and dark hair slicked back. Their hand is resting near their face.

Two individuals are in the rain, one with long hair and earrings is looking at the other, who is partially visible. The scene is dark with water pouring down.

A person with wet skin holding a large chain, with rain falling around them in a dark setting.

Entities 19/24

Person in rain with chains around their neck, holding a sword in a dark, wet environment.

A woman with chains around her wrists and neck, standing in the rain with her eyes closed, appearing to be in distress or deep thought.

Close-up scene of a person in the rain with chains around their neck and shoulders, head down, dark and moody lighting.

A dark scene showing chains hanging from a structure, with a hand gripping a chain and raindrops falling in the background.

A dark scene with rain falling, showing chains and a fallen tree or branch over a person on the ground.

Two people wrapped in metal chains standing in the rain under a dark wall.

Entities 25/30

A shirtless man with tattoos on his torso is standing under heavy rain, holding a chain with both hands, with his face partially obscured.

A dark scene showing a woman in the rain holding a chain, with a man behind her also holding chains, both appearing intense.

Two shirtless men with tattoos, chained together, standing in the rain at night, one with his eyes closed, the other looking at him in the dark.

Man with chains around his neck and head, leaning forward in the rain at night.

A man and woman sitting on the ground in the rain, with water droplets visible, in a dark setting with rain pouring down.

A man and woman in a dark room, wet from rain, with the man shirtless and the woman holding a black umbrella.

Entities 31/36

A shirtless man standing in the rain with his head bowed and eyes closed, illuminated against a dark background.

A woman in rain, partially illuminated, with a snake wrapped around her arm.

Woman with short curly hair and tattoos on her shoulder, looking at a shirtless man with wet skin, in a dark setting.

A woman with wet hair and tattoos on her shoulder and arm, looking down and to the side, in a dark setting with rain or water droplets on her skin.

A person with wet hair and smeared makeup looks distressed, partially illuminated in a dark environment, with shadows and dim lighting on their face and background.

A woman with short wet hair and tattoos on her chest, lying against a dark brick wall at night, illuminated by a dim light.

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