In Jonathas de Andrade: Permanência Relâmpago [Permanent Lightning Strike], Jonathas De Andrade’s (b. 1982, Maceió, Brazil) first solo exhibition at Nara Roesler São Paulo, the artist presents a new body of works centered on the Jangada Sailors and canoeists of Alagoas – figures whose lives and labor are intertwined with the sea along the coast and the São Francisco River, in the hinterlands – and their relationship to the colors and abstraction found in sails and boats.
Curated by José Esparza Chong Cuy, executive director and chief curator at Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York, Permanência Relâmpago [Permanent Lightning Strike] encompasses three sets of works within this universe that Jonathas de Andrade has been devoting himself to in recent months. Among them are pieces developed from the artist’s ongoing research for a commission for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, invited by Catherine Troiano, curator of the institution’s photography department. In November 2025, the works produced in this research will be exhibited at the V&A, where they will also be included to the museum’s collection.
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