Once Upon a Pink Moon

Once Upon a Pink Moon explores the relationship between domestic spaces and safety during the pandemic and aims to envision a world without domestic violence through experimental techniques.

The pandemic has profoundly accentuated our relationship with what we call "home." While quarantining offered protection from COVID-19, it also led to a surge in reported cases of domestic violence in Brazil between 2020 and 2021 (Source: Ligue 180 and the Brazilian Public Security Forum).

The images are of the white walls of my house, crafted using 35mm film that underwent corrosion through various spices commonly found in Brazilian cuisine. These white walls anchor the photographs in a Brazilian household, while simultaneously providing a blank canvas, that will be painted by the spices, for envisioning our post-pandemic utopia.

What emerged were amorphous figures and dreamlike landscapes, a new realm born from deterioration, bathed in hues of pink. Symbolically, the pink moon represents uncharted territory. In astronomy, it marks the arrival of spring, a season of transition and bloom. Ultimately, the pink moon embodies the essence of change.