Vigils are painting-memories of happenings that enter the night in the artist's studio, sometimes more behaved, and other times, with too much dancing and drinking. Vigil is about belonging. Talking about myself from the mirror of the other: experiences that become politics based on this meeting.

“We know we are black when we have no traces of our ancestors. Thais, who is a guide in the history of Little Africa in Rio de Janeiro, researched his ancestors and found a lot that I didn't believe was possible, inspiring me on a journey for me too.”