Local de Ação No. 8 (Place of Action No. 8)

In Local de Acao, Anabela Geiger narrates the ambiguous relationship that she holds with her Brazilian identity. Geiger’s references to her nationality often introduce notes of levity and individuality, seen across different media and in the context of advocacy for a more progressive society. Minimalistic in nature, Local de Acao communicates Geiger’s ambivalence around (stereotyped) Brazilian identity. A black triangle points to a cylindrical map projection of the world in which the South American continent—including Brazil—is vacant, erased by a smaller triangle in the blurred, blue-orange color of the ground. The image draws attention to Brazil even as it reflects on its removal and ponders the geographic determinism of its history.

Text credit: Produced in collaboration with the University of Maryland Department of Art History & Archaeology and by Leah Standing