Rafael RG Guarulhos, b. 1986
The Sky Holds The Glow of Those Who Crossed the Night, 2023-2026
Archival pigment print (from historical document), two laser-engraved acrylic plates, one set with natural diamonds, dry pastel and silver leaf on paper.
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Renaming Stars is a series of works developed from historical newspaper advertisements searching for enslaved people who had escaped. From these dates and locations, I reconstruct the night skies of...
Renaming Stars is a series of works developed from historical newspaper advertisements searching for enslaved people who had escaped. From these dates and locations, I reconstruct the night skies of those moments, reading the constellations as both astronomical data and poetic territory. Key stars are then renamed after the fugitives, transforming the sky into a memorial space where erased lives are inscribed into cosmic history.
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