Miguel Quilombo — Bruno Baptistelli

Miguel Quilombo


bruno baptistelli (1985)

Explore the work of Brazilian artist bruno baptistelli (b.1985), known for assemblage, installations & conceptual art. Discover his social themes & global exhibitions.

Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Explore Brazil's artistic heritage at Pinacoteca de São Paulo! Discover stunning Brazilian art from the 19th century to today across three unique buildings and engage with immersive exhibitions.

Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, enslaved people crossed the Guiana border in Grão-Pará, modern-day Amapá, and formed quilombos. Miguel was an enslaved African man who escaped and lived in hiding in the border region. At the end of the eighteenth century, the French Revolution (1789) and the Caribbean Revolts (1791) circulated ideals feared by slave owners in Grão-Pará. Quilombolas like Miguel not only occupied the border, but also turned it into spaces for spreading ideas of freedom.