Paulo Nazareth

Paulo Nazareth (Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1977) is a Brazilian contemporary artist based in Belo Horizonte. His interdisciplinary practice spans performance, photography, video, installation, and found objects, addressing themes such as migration, colonialism, race, identity, and globalization. Mobility operates as a core methodology in his work: long-distance journeys —often undertaken on foot— function as critical strategies to examine borders, circulation, labor, memory, and representation. In 2011, he walked from Brazil to the United States in a project that brought him international recognition and articulated reflections on racial perception and symbolic economies across the Americas. Trained in visual arts at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Nazareth has participated in major biennials and international exhibitions. His work is included in significant public and private collections worldwide and offers a critical perspective on historical narratives and contemporary power structures.