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RIO DE JANEIRO · BRAZIL / USA

SOUZA

Art · Photography · Film

Identity, memory, territory and belonging — explored through photography, collage and moving image.

VIEW SELECTED WORK ↓

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PHOTOGRAPHY

NATIVE BRASILIS

NATIVE BRASILIS brings together intimate portraits of Indigenous people photographed in Rio de Janeiro. The series looks closely at presence, adornment, gesture and tradition, creating a direct encounter between the subject and the viewer.

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DIGITAL COLLAGE · BOTANICAL STUDY

BLOOM

BLOOM imagines new botanical species by merging different flowers, forms and natural fragments. The work treats nature as fluid and transformable, suspended between photography, collage and invention.

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ARCHITECTURE · PHOTOGRAPHIC CONSTRUCTION

ORIGAMI

In ORIGAMI, architecture is photographed and reconfigured until buildings begin to behave like folded objects. Reflections, symmetry and saturated planes detach the structures from everyday scale and turn the city into geometry.

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RIO DE JANEIRO · BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY

CARTELA
CARIOCA

Black-and-white photographs of Rio de Janeiro, its beaches, workers and everyday life. A portrait of the city's human rhythm, told through unposed moments and movement.

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RIO DE JANEIRO · COLOR & PHOTOCOLLAGE

RIO 40 GRAUS

Colorful street portraits and photographic collages inspired by Rio de Janeiro. RIO 40 GRAUS celebrates its vivid characters, tropical light, visual energy and the imagination of the city.

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ORIGINAL PAINTINGS · ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

LARGE WORKS

Original large-format paintings in acrylic on canvas, shown in their framed settings.

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MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER · VERTICAL 20 × 28 CM · SQUARE 31 × 31 CM

SMALL WORKS

Mixed-media works on paper in two formats: vertical pieces measuring 20 × 28 cm and square pieces measuring 31 × 31 cm. Colorful abstractions, layered textures and expressive gestures.

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FILMS

Documentary and fiction projects focused on identity, LGBTQIA+ visibility, memory and belonging.

2021TRANSPARENTEWATCH FILM ↗

Documentary filmed at CasaNem in Rio de Janeiro. Internationally awarded. Winner of Best LGBT Film and Best Director at the Samskara Film Festival in India.

2024–25RETOMADAWATCH FILM ↗

A film about Indigenous and Black identities in trans and non-binary lives. Winner of Best Documentary at the Festival Internacional de Santa Catarina (2025).

2025CONTRA CORRENTEZAWATCH FILM ↗

A documentary about Aquatrans and the sea as a space of freedom and belonging.

2026ENTRE NÓS, O SILÊNCIOWATCH FILM ↗

Fiction centered on a trans son and his mother.

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ABOUT

Henrique Souza (SOUZA) is a Brazilian visual artist, photographer and filmmaker whose practice moves between Brazil and the United States.

His work combines photography, digital collage and documentary language to explore identity, memory, territory and belonging, with a sustained interest in LGBTQIA+ narratives. Through Transparente Produções, he also develops audiovisual and cultural projects focused on visibility and representation.

SELECTED TRAJECTORY

USA

Best in Show — Stonewall Library, Florida

2003–2017

Fire Island Pines — selected biennial participation

2011

JUST ADD WATER — Miami Art Space, Wynwood

2013

Founded and opened House of Art gallery — Wynwood, Miami

2019

BLOOM — Miami Beach Botanical Garden

FILM

Awards and festival selections in Brazil and internationally

CONTACT

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