“White forest”
White forest
(SKU. 14507)
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Date
2025 -
Technique
embroidery on linen and copper -
Dimensions
(H x W x D) 40 x 120 x 5 cm -
Edition
10 + 2PA -
Comes with certificate of authenticity
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"In November 2024, I was in residence in Serra da Capivara, in Piauí."
We were a group of eight women, guided by Tininha Llanos, and our intention was to explore the cave paintings in the park. The first cave where we saw the paintings was quite accessible; others required hikes uphill. With each climb, new views revealed a variety of landscapes with rocks and greenery, which made me feel like I was in prehistory.
We also learned about the strength of the women who live there, many of whom are responsible for preserving the park. Dora taught us how to weave a basket from vines. Gi and Dagui showed us new embroidery stitches. Ceicinha sang songs from the backlands and told stories about Niéde Guidon.
Those eight days felt like the beginning of a new life. I recorded everything in my travel journal, with writings and drawings.
I came back and needed to keep all of that with me. I sent some designs along with fabrics and threads for Tininha to distribute within her circle of embroiderers.
When I received them back, my drawings had become embroidery, and in my hands I held a piece of the Serra da Capivara.
"That's where the unprecedented edition for Carbono comes from."
Mariana Tassinari
Biography
Mariana Tassinari
Mariana Tassinari began her photographic career in 1996, developing research marked by seriality and the observation of subtle formal variations. Her series, composed of two or more images arranged both vertically and horizontally, reject physical separation by frames or intervals, forming compositions that present themselves as a single work. The artist moves between snapshots of architecture and landscape, exploring relationships between repetition, sequence, and difference, inviting the viewer's gaze to explore the details that emerge in the comparison between images. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (2005) and studied Architecture and Urbanism for two years at Mackenzie University (1999–2001), experiences that directly influence her spatial and compositional understanding.
Among her solo exhibitions, highlights include “Sobretempo” in 2017 at Galeria Superfície; “Quina” in 2016 at Galeria Fauna; “Requadros” in 2012 at Galeria Zipper; and “Da janela do meu quarto” in 2010 at Galeria Mendes Wood, and “Sesc Vitrine” at Sesc Santana. In each of these shows, the artist deepened her interest in repetition and visual continuity as strategies to intensify the perception of forms, colors, and visual narratives.
She has participated in important group exhibitions in recent years, including "They Thought It Was a Landscape, It Was a Body" at BNP Paribas, São Paulo, in 2018; "Entropic Landscape" at SPFW, São Paulo, in 2014; "Lianzhou Photo" in China, in 2013; and "General Collection" at Galeria Luciana Caravello, Rio de Janeiro, in 2013. These exhibitions highlight her presence on the national and international scene and reinforce the relevance of her work in dialogue with different contexts and audiences.
Throughout her career, Mariana Tassinari has also worked as art director for the GAROA brand (2012–2013) and Amarello Magazine (2015–2018), directed the documentary “Eduardo de Almeida: Architect of the Just Measure” (2015), and published the books “Quina” (2016), “Sobretempo” (2017), “Traslado” (2020), and “A Noite trouxe a manhã” (2023), the latter co-authored with Alberto Tassinari. In 2019, she was a guest judge on the program “Arte na Fotografia” on Canal Arte 1. Her work establishes connections between photography, architecture, and cinema, exploring time, space, and visual narrative with precision and delicacy.
