Alice Quaresma was born in Brazil. After fifteen years of living in NYC, she’s now based in London. Her work explores identity through her landscape photographs of her hometown Rio de Janeiro and other parts of the world. Alice’s work reflects on ideas of transformation and (im)migration through her continuously evolving relationship with her hometown, changing as she grows and moves around the world.
For Unseen, Alice will be presenting all new works inspired by her recent move to London, combining photography, painting and collaging techniques in her unique pieces. ‘Moving to a new country changes perspectives of what is to come, making me look back to find ground while new life becomes familiar. I continue to investigate my own personal photo archive of Rio de Janeiro, but for these new pieces, I found myself drawn to Rio’s exceptional nature; mountains, forests, sea and sand. Nature is, now more than ever before, central to life and to us. Through my work I’ve been seeking connection again to that natural world. Old negatives with discolorations and minor ‘faults’ take a key role, deconstructed into new utopian landscapes with painted color marks marking my presence in the work. The geometrical shapes and colours take inspiration from the Neo Concrete art movement, which heavily influenced the Brazilian art scene in the 60s. This time, they take more fluid and organic shapes than in my earlier works.’