RIO DE JANEIRO · BRAZIL / USA
SOUZA
Art · Photography · Film
Identity, memory, territory and belonging — explored through photography, collage and moving image.
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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.
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.
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).
A documentary about Aquatrans and the sea as a space of freedom and belonging.
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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
Best in Show — Stonewall Library, Florida
Fire Island Pines — selected biennial participation
JUST ADD WATER — Miami Art Space, Wynwood
Founded and opened House of Art gallery — Wynwood, Miami
BLOOM — Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Awards and festival selections in Brazil and internationally
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