Zé de Rocha
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Zé de Rocha

Brazil • 1979

Biography

Visual artist and musician born in Cruz das Almas, in the northeast region of Brazil in 1979. Graduated in Arts at Universidade Federal da Bahia, where also got his Master degree and is currently developing his doctorate project.

Zé de Rocha produces images that discuss everyday urban violence, wether it's from a phisical or psychological source. Risk is his creative starting point, as he plays with the polissemy of the own word in Portuguese, used to designate a simple drawing, and the possibility of being in danger.
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