Mergulho. As paisagens by Vanessa Barragão

As part of the 15thº anniversary of the initiative "Art Has Arrived in Colombo", the Colombo Center presents, from June 27 to August 31, 2025, the exhibition "Immersion. Vanessa Barragão's landscapes". This exhibition brings together unpublished and existing works by the Portuguese textile artist, whose work combines sustainability, technology and visual poetry.

With roots in artisanal tradition and a deep ecological awareness, Vanessa Barragão transforms waste from the textile industry into textile underwater landscapes, using techniques such as crochet, felting and weaving. His work crosses the recovery of manual know-how with environmental urgency, proposing a critical and, at the same time, poetic vision of the natural world. Each work is, therefore, in a way, a gesture of symbolic reparation - of the planet, of human practices and of our relationship with nature.

The exhibition invites you to immerse yourself in the creative universe of Vanessa Barragão through three themed rooms. A journey, simultaneously sensory and reflective.

The Cubo Branco space is a place where the artisanal gesture gains prominence. The materials, textures, details and colors that accompanied the development of the artist's work are revealed, underlining the manual, meditative and deeply intuitive dimension of her creative process - often associated with the female universe.

The Immersive Room is a deep dive into Vanessa's aesthetics. Large tapestries evoke corals and underwater landscapes, creating an enveloping space of sensory beauty. The moving image, light and sound amplify the experience, underlining the fragility of ecosystems and the emergence of their preservation.

The Atelier Room opens the doors to the artist's creative universe, revealing the slow, meticulous and intergenerational work that builds each new landscape, between real references and imaginary places. Drawings, studies, materials and pieces in preparation show Vanessa Barragão's commitment to the reuse and valorization of manual processes as an artistic and political practice. Here, the thread is the beginning of everything.

Under the glazed Columbus dome, the artist also presents a site-specific installation inspired by the work "Diving into Dreams", evoking the fluidity of the ocean and the state of transition between dream and wakefulness.