Only Boys Still life using the landscape as a

using the landscape as a tool for emotional catharsis

Photopolymer etching in Kozo Misu

Acrylic painting on cotton canvas

trembling at the knees

infrared photography and references to pictorialism

Only Boys Still life using the landscape as aWork that reflects on the convergence of cultural heritage and contemporary identity. Drawing on his lived experience between Brazil and Finland, Pires constructs a symbolic visual language that fuses imagined fauna, human figures, landscapes, and iconic objects drawn from the popular cultures of both nations. His work was featured in the exhibition Syncretism at Loisti Gallery (2024) and Arete at Saltbodan Gallery (2025). 102 x 149 cm, mixed media on