Art Installation 2025 "Fire!"
Fire! was the theme chosen for the collective art installation that will bring the village streets to life, once again created especially for the event.
This response from the community to the fires that ravaged the Barão de São João Forest Perimeter proves its capacity to resist and create in the face of the loss and destruction of a natural heritage that, for decades, has been the backdrop, home and inspiration for all who live in this territory.
Twenty-two pieces by 18 local artists are waiting to be discovered in the Forest Perimeter and in the village of Barão de São João. Take a leisurely stroll along this linear route, about 2 km long, and be surprised by the art that hides around every corner.
2) Before disappearing
Tribute to some resistance fighters in the Forest.
4) Regenerate
Tree and flowers made from recycled objects: damaged sun hat, out of bounds and bamboo scraps.
5) Deep green
After the catastrophe that ravaged Barão de São João and left us with a desolate landscape, where colours fade between charcoal black and dull browns, my piece restores the missing...
6) Untitled
Flames dance upon the burning earth Five days of fear, five days of strife My studio stands amidst the threat A silent prayer, a heartfelt plea I paint the fire's fierce hue A therapy for soul, a peace...
9) Let it burn, it's just scrubland!
Photographic composition intended to pay tribute to nature and the countless beings displaced in the aftermath of the fires, Vale da Bordeira, September 2025.
10) FIRE KILLS / LOVE HEALS
Would you like to volunteer to help with post-fire regeneration in the Barão de São João National Forest? Mata Viva! is a regeneration movement, a group of volunteers, residents...
11) Untitled
Painting: 70x90 cm Mixed technique with charred material. This painting is about the power and strength of the element of fire, which ‘consumes’ everything, provides heat and light,...
12) Earth, Moon, Fire
Earth, Moon, Fire Mixed Media on Paper 12 A3 works on paper Earth, Moon, Fire reflects on the wildfire that swept through Barão de São João during the New Moon...
13) BORDEIRA 21-25
Painting measuring 80cm x 50cm, mixed media. It is an allusion to the fire at the end of September 2025, with personal notes relating to Vale da Bordeira.
14) Ash time
Pencil drawing on paper (65 x 40 cm).
15) RENAISSANCE
Stained glass window painted with lead outline.
16) HOTSPOTS MAP
DoodleArt painted with acrylic paint.
17) Faces that talk
2 faces made from newspaper and craft paper, glue, paint and weaving palm techniques.
18) Hope
Wire work with papier mache , recycled paper and gold leaf .
21) Civilisation
Dimensions: Length: 85 cm / Width: 50 cm / Height: 25 cm