Expanded Field

Fabian Albertini e Juliana Curvellano

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  2025

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curated by Gabriela Maciel

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Sal de Estrelas

In the vastness of Pedra do Sal, the site of the Artistic Residency, history and spirituality intertwine.

This Afro-Brazilian sanctuary echoes ancestral memories, where samba resounds as a chant of

resistance. Salt, sacred and alchemical, vibrates at the frequency of the violet flame, a symbol of

transmutation. It dissolves matter, purifies, and intensifies the connection with the divine. Its

crystals, like scattered stars, reflect light in the void, evoking the cosmic dance of creation. A

remnant of the infinite, each grain holds the memory of the tides and the stars. Among them, stones

emerge as energetic portals: quartz amplifies, calcite transmutes, obsidian reflects the mystery.

Pedra do Sal becomes a cosmic altar, where time, matter, and myth converge. In the ritual of samba

and the pulse of bodies, salt and stones pass through us—memory, energy, star.