I do not believe that an artist is shaped by a single school, movement or reference. I believe artistic identity develops throughout life, through the accumulation of experiences, encounters, discoveries, mistakes, choices and new beginnings.
My journey has never followed a completely straight line. I have explored drawing, visual communication, design, advertising, architecture as an area of interest, different cultures and professional experiences in different countries. At every stage, I sought to learn, experiment and find my own ways of bringing ideas to life.
Curitiba was my starting point. Portugal introduced me to new cultural and professional perspectives. New Zealand offered different human experiences and a new relationship with nature and work. Returning to Brazil meant facing new challenges and continuing a path built through initiative and entrepreneurship.
None of this happened simply because opportunities were available. It required work, decisions, difficulties, changes of direction and the willingness to start again whenever necessary.
Today, when I look at my sculptural work, I realize that these experiences have never existed in separate compartments. They are all part of the same repertoire. The artist who works with stone also carries the designer, the observer of cities, the traveller, the entrepreneur and someone who remains permanently curious about the world.
I do not seek to belong to a single school of thought. My identity lies precisely in this freedom to move between different worlds, absorb, question and transform.
Perhaps this is one of life's greatest gifts: continuing to learn without losing one's essence.
I am grateful for the opportunities, the people who have crossed my path, the difficulties that have taught me and the possibility of continuing to create. I give thanks to God and the universe for this journey.