With just a little luck, you will never fall in love again

While going through my archive of photographs taken by former lovers, I discovered myself as the object of the other’s gaze. I selected the portraits in which I look directly at the photographer/lover and removed the original context of each image, cropping closely around my face to the proportions of an ID photo.

When enlarging these old photographs to the actual size of my face, the definition fades. The blur becomes a metaphor for the uncertainties of memory. Even with the lack of sharpness, the gaze directed at the viewer remains, establishing a new moment of intimacy — this time between the portrayed woman and her new observers.

“With just a little luck..” took part in the group exhibition "Expanding the gesture", held in August 2023 at Lux Espaço de Arte in São Paulo. Seven artists experiment with the possibilities of materialising images.