Virginia de Medeiros

Virginia de Medeiros employs investigative methods to challenge dominant narratives, aiming to amplify the voices and narratives of neglected or marginalized histories.

Virginia de Medeiros' Art Style

Virginia de Medeiros' art revolves around documentary techniques, challenging mainstream narratives and exploring the blurred boundaries between reality and fiction. Her work addresses three main themes in the realm of art and documentary: dislocation, participation, and fabulation. By adapting documentary images and personal narratives, she uses them subjectively and conceptually to redefine the representation of reality and alterity.

De Medeiros primarily works with video and audiovisual installations, aiming to merge the languages of art and media while pushing the boundaries of aesthetics and technology to create innovative forms of expression.

In her work, Medeiros does not aim to capture or represent the entirety of the Other. Instead, she focuses on highlighting specific aspects of individuals, seeking to make their conditions inherently understood. The artist frequently utilizes photography and video to depict and illuminate identities and lives that have historically been marginalized, including those of transgender individuals, transsexuals, women, and the homeless.

Exhibitions of Virginia de Medeiros' Works

Solo exhibitions of Virginia de Medeiros' works include "Clamor" at Instituto Tomie Ohtake (ITO) in São Paulo (2019), "Alma de bronze" at Ocupação Nove de Julho in São Paulo (2018), "Studio Butterfly e outras fábulas" at Casa Porto das Artes Plásticas in Vitória (2018), "Studio Butterfly e outras fábulas" at Galeria Nara Roesler in São Paulo (2014), and many more.

Additionally, de Medeiros' artworks have been featured in numerous group shows, including "Meu corpo: Território de disputa" at Nara Roesler in São Paulo (2023), "Negros na piscina" at Pinacoteca do Ceará in Fortaleza (2022), "Sobre os ombros de gigantes" at Nara Roesler in São Paulo (2021), 11th Berlin Biennial (2020), among others.