In the conception of Panmela Castro's Affective Drift, life is guided by meetings by chance, in a process of feeling liberated to float. Moments of encountering that are aleatory and others that were already written. In this series, the artist let herself go by a movement in territories in which she is taken by a network of affections she builds as she goes.

_____

During the month of March 2023, Panmela goes to the city of Dakar, Senegal, to be part of an artistic residency promoted by the Black Rock Senegal Program. During the residency, she develops her Affective Drift series, painting, meeting new people and learning about the local culture.

______

Naett Mbaye is a producer and artistic coordinator, as well as the founder of Wakh'Art. She is the project coordinator for the Black Rock residence and was the first person to make herself available to be painted. Because of her portrait, all the people were delighted and started offering themselves to pose for Panmela's paintings.