Flavia Renault
Bio
Born in Rio de Janeiro and currently residing in São Paulo, Flavia comes from a family from Minas Gerais with a strong tradition of female artists. Her work is influenced by the Baroque style of Minas Gerais—a direct result of her family background and the region’s deeply religious artistic expression. Her research explores the intersection of life and death, focusing on the concept of rebirth through its various metaphorical manifestations. This leads her to investigate the many facets of this concept, including its cyclical nature, the revisiting of personal memories, and the observation of the natural world. She combines drawing, painting, collage, sewing, and embroidery, incorporating a diverse array of materials—ranging from old documents, books, and photographs to furniture, lamps, gourds, and *ex-votos* (votive offerings). These items are drawn from her personal collection, salvaged from dumpsters, received as donations, or discovered in antique shops.
In 2026, solo exhibition “Casa Corpo” (“House Body”) at Espaço Fonte in São Paulo; group show: "Alquimia Textil: Acto Silencioso y Procesos Lentos", Museo Arte al Límite (Chile); "Do fio que tece afetos", Museo de las Mujeres (Argentina); She was also recognized at the second edition of the Pangue Video Art Festival, organized by the Museo Arte al Límite in Panquehue—with her work exhibited in both Chile and the United States; Ras Al Khaimah Art Biennial, held at the Al Jazeera Al Hamra Heritage Village in the United Arab Emirates.
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La cáscara de nuez, que alguna vez protegió una semilla, permanece como vestigio de la vida que albergó.
Elevada sobre una delicada estructura, adquiere la presencia de un pequeño cáliz, un recipiente, una ofrenda.
Me interesa esa transformación de la materia, su capacidad de guardar memorias y revelar nuevas posibilidades de existencia.
El vacío no es necesariamente ausencia. Puede ser también acogida, espera, posibilidad.
Busco en las formas más simples de la naturaleza y de la vida cotidiana una aproximación a lo sagrado, a aquello que intuimos, pero no logramos comprender por completo.
