Gokula Stoffel (1988) lives and works in São Paulo. Her works emerge from close attention to her surroundings. Her familiarity with materials is shaped by the context in which she works, and her practice is informed and nourished by encounters and exchange. The artist incorporates fabrics received as gifts, lavender branches gathered near her studio, almost meditative daily exercises, and conversations with friends and acquaintances. She works with her hands in some pieces, with brushes and sewing thread in others, uncovering an underlying order grounded not in fidelity to a particular technique or its flawless execution, but in a meandering practice that embraces chance and the inherent properties of materials.

Her solo exhibitions include Um lugar para a cabeça, Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo (2025); Thinking Hands, François Ghebaly, New York (2024); and The Moon Between My Teeth, Elizabeth Xi Bauer, London (2023). Among her group exhibitions are Corpos Terrestres, Corpos Celestes, Galatea Salvador, Salvador; Nunca só essa mente, nunca só esse mundo, Carpintaria, Rio de Janeiro (2023); and Individuation as an Instrument of Abstraction, Kunstverein, Berlin (2016).

Paulo Monteiro (1961) lives and works in São Paulo. The artist pursues an ongoing reconciliation with the dual languages of painting and sculpture by continually exploring the margins and limits of form. In doing so, he uses negative space as a medium, making paintings look like sculptures and sculptures look like paintings.

His work is held in numerous collections, including The Museum of Modern Art — MoMA, New York; Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo — MAM-SP, São Paulo; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo; Museu de Arte Contemporânea de São Paulo — MAC-SP, São Paulo; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro — MAM-RJ, Rio de Janeiro; Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói — MAC-Niterói, Niterói; and Start Museum, Shanghai.