Rosana Ricalde

Born in Niterói, Brazil, in 1971, and trained in printmaking at the School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the artist remains influenced by printmaking through the discipline it taught her. Her work is not created hastily and without process, but rather in a structured and methodical way. By meticulously dissecting and reassembling selected texts, the artist destroys their original structure, creating visual intersections of disconnected words. In the Invisible Cities series, she constructs maps of different cities by patiently extracting words and phrases from Italo Calvino's book of the same name. This book introduced Ricalde to maps, which sparked her love of literature and led her to read The Travels of Marco Polo. Thus, literature, travel, and documentation contribute to all aspects of Ricalde's work. Residencies in Croatia, the Netherlands, and São Tomé and Príncipe in Africa contributed to the artist's interest in culture and led to her international recognition. Ricalde has exhibited in Lisbon, Paris, and Oslo and was represented by Baró Galeria, São Paulo, at the 2011 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach. Galerie Andres Thalmann is honored to present Rosana Ricalde's work for the first time in Switzerland, on the occasion of the Cross-Border exhibition in St. Moritz.