This installation pays tribute to the migrations from the arid Brazilian Sertão following the "Great Drought" of the 1970s. It is a homage to the artist’s grandmother, Carmelina, who passed away shortly after relocating from the Northeast to the Southwest.
Set in an empty parking lot, the work marks a powerful yet invisible presence through the scent of the "dama-da-noite" (night lady) tree, a plant Carmelina once cultivated in the Sertão. Suspended in the air, its fragrance carries across great distances, evoking memory and absence.
Beneath it, water flows over 20 kg of clay, undergoing cyclical shifts between drought and humidity, dictated by the rhythm of watering. This elemental interplay echoes the resilience of those who migrated, embodying the impermanence of landscapes and lives shaped by water’s presence—and its absence.
