Under the pink ipê presents the work of Thalita Hamaoui (1979, São Paulo) and Mariana Palma (1981, São Paulo), two artists united by a common exploration of nature, memory, and transformation. While their technique and approaches differ, a shared intensity permeates their work. Hamaoui’s bold use of oil stick and saturated palette conveys this fervor, while Palma translates it through layered compositions where texture and subject matter are arranged through repeated processes of overlapping, addition, and stacking. Within this vibrant and shared space, viewers are invited to reimagine their relationship with the living world and reflect on the delicate balance between the organic and the artificial, the ephemeral and the eternal.

São Paulo, a city that has emerged within the Atlantic Forest, one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems, and developed around the 1,100-kilometerlong Tietê River, serves as the creative hub for both artists. In this urban jungle, nature’s resilience and vulnerability coexist—an ongoing tension reflected in the works of the Brazilian artists who create complex compositions that extend beyond the visual realm. Palma’s works invite the viewer to feel the tension between organic and synthetic materials, as she orchestrates still life combining natural and artificial elements through rich textures and unlikely colors, like this black Anthurium presented as at the center of a composition. Hamaoui, on the other hand, builds her landscapes through a more emotional, intuitive process. Her use of a saturated palette, shifting spatial arrangements, and dreamy forms evokes a strong sense of emotional resonance, tapping into the viewer’s own subconscious memories of nature, loss, and beauty.

Together, the works of Thalita Hamaoui and Mariana Palma form a powerful dialogue about the forces that shape both the physical landscape and the human experience. Their practices, though distinct in their execution, converge in their exploration of nature’s presence in art and its transformation through personal narrative and creative intervention. This exhibition invites viewers on a sensory and emotional journey through the artists’ reimagined worlds—where the natural and the metaphysical intertwine, and where nature is not merely depicted, but felt in its most profound and transformative forms. An opportunity to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the organic essence of life.

Mariana Palma (b.1979, São Paulo, Brasil) current lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. Palma graduated in Fine Arts by Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado – FAAP, 2001. Since then, she has held many solo exhibitions such as The vanity of the caged bird, Vistamare, Milan, Italy, 2024; A pintura como verbo, curated by Ivo Mesquita, Milan, São Paulo, Brazil; Lago interior, Teatro Municipal Casa da Ópera, Ouro Preto, Brazil, 2022; Assim como os jardins..., Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2021; Lumina, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil, 2020.

Thalita Hamoui (b. 1981, São Paulo, Brasil) graduated from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, in 2006, under the guidance of Sandra Cinto, with a focus on sculpture. She joined study and mentoring groups with important artists such as Bruno Dunley, Marco Gianotti, Rodolpho Parigi and Regina Parra, in addition to having participated, in 2018, in Pivô’s artistic residency program. At the beginning of her career, she dedicated a long time to textile printing, an activity that would always influence her. It was with textile design that her organic shapes began to emerge, her main interest being the time-consuming dedication to the drawing and the colors of the dyes.