Affective Drift

In the conception of Panmela Castro’s Affective Drift, life is guided by meetings by chance, in a process of feeling liberated to float. Moments of encountering that are aleatory and others that were already written. In this series, the artist let herself go by a movement in territories in which she is taken by a network of affections she builds as she goes.

Panmela has been to Olhos D’água, Salvador and New York. Her next stop with the Affective Drift Series is Dakar.

Kah Walla, Panmela Castro, Deriva Afetiva, Affective Drift — Kah Walla, from the Affective Drift New York series. Oil and charcoal on linen, 2022.

Zinhle Essamuah, from the Affective Drift New York. Oil on linen, 2022. Panmela Castro, Deriva Afetiva, Pintura. — Zinhle Essamuah, from the Affective Drift New York. Oil on linen, 2022.

Flores de Amy Rosemblum Martim, Deriva Afetiva New York. Oil and charcoal on linen, 2022. Pintura, Panmela Castro, Deriva Afetiva — Amy Rosemblum Martim’s flowers, from the Affective Drift New York series. Oil and charcoal on linen, 2022.

Process of the painting Marz, from the Affective Drift New York Series. Oil and charcoal on linen, 2022.

Zuzuca Poderosa, from the Affective Drift New York series. Oil and charcoal on linen, 2022. Panmela Castro, Deriva Afetiva, Pintura — Zuzuca Poderosa, from the Affective Drift New York series. Oil and charcoal on linen, 2022

Tiffany Odara, Salvador, Bahia, Panmela Castro, Deriva Afetiva — Tiffany Odara, from the Affective Drift Salvador. Acrylic, oil and charcoal on canvas, 2022.

Lucas Azevedo, from the Affective Drift Salvador. Acrylic, oil and charcoal on canvas, 2022. Panmela Castro, Pintura, Deriva Afetiva — Lucas Azevedo, from the Affective Drift Salvador. Acrylic, oil and charcoal on canvas, 2022.

Deriva Afetiva, Panmela Castro, Alberto Pitta, Affective Drift — Alberto Pitta, from the Affective Drift Salvador series. Acrylic, charcoal and spray on linen.

Vigil with Jacque Soul, from the Affective Drift Olhos D'água series. Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 2021.

Vigil with Elizete Martins, from the Affective Drift Olhos D'água series. Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 2021.

Meeting with Jandira, from the Affective Drift Olhos D'água series. Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 2021.

Vigil with Aurea Lúcia from the Affective Drift Olhos D'água series. Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 2021.

Vigil with Isabela Queiroz from the Affective Drift Olhos D'água series. Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 2021.

Record from the time Panmela spend at Olhos D'água, GO for the Affective Drift Residence.

Vigil with Monica Ventura, from the Affective Drift Olhos D'água series. Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 2021.

Vigil with Moiseis and Djamila from the Affective Drift. Oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 2021.