Paulo Nimer Pjota is a São Paulo-based artist whose painting practice channels the spirit of remix. Drawing from archaeology, street culture, mythology, and pop iconography, he builds layered compositions that often unfold across raw canvas and scrap metal. Paulo sees equivalence between his role as an artist and that of a hip-hop producer sampling sounds; he lifts and collages imagery across time periods and contexts—dissolving distinctions between varied forms of visual, popular, and cultural iconography.With A Lua e Eu (The Moon and I), Paulo debuts an entirely new body of work that marks a shift in focus—from urban visual culture to the rural environments of his youth. Drawing on memories of growing up in São José do Rio Preto, this exhibition moves through interior scenes, plant life, and mythological figures to explore more introspective terrain—the compositions are looser, more surreal, and at times nostalgic. Referencing early sketchbook drawings, Paulo's paintings trace an arc back to his early days of mark-making as a child, when drawing was a way of navigating the world with curiosity and imagination.
A Lua e Eu (The Moon and I) is Paulo Nimer Pjota’s first institutional solo exhibition, and his debut in the Netherlands. This project is supported by Ammodo.