In 1874, public health reports revealed fatal arsenic poisoning caused by decorative wallpaper pigments, exposing the hidden dangers embedded within domestic interiors.
This project revisits those 19th-century ornamental patterns in dialogue with a contemporary event: in 2025, alarming levels of arsenic were reported in oysters collected along the Brazilian coast.
By connecting domestic decoration to ecological contamination, O Quarto reveals how toxicity circulates silently between walls, sea, and body — crossing interior and exterior realms alike.
Drawing operates as forensic evidence of what cannot be seen.
AMEAÇAS INVISÍVEIS, , 2025. Graphite, collage, 27X17cm.
PIGMENTO VERDE, O QUARTO, 2025. green powder.
O ar de todo cômodo habitado está cheio de partículas de matéria finamente espalhadas e visíveis quando um raio de sol entra em um quarto escurecido. Em ambiente doméstico e suas toxicidades, quantas mulheres definharam em um ar carregado?
The air of every inhabited room is filled with finely dispersed particles of matter, made visible when a ray of sunlight enters a darkened chamber. In domestic space and its toxicities, how many women have wasted away in this heavy air? Who is responsible for the soft and poisonous colours on the walls?
ANTI-ENVENENAMENTO, O QUARTO, 2025. Nanquim, 42X29 cm.
Botanical drawing of the plant scientifically named Larrea divaricata Cav., known for its arsenic-neutralizing properties.