"Depois da pele" (Beyond the Skin) does not seek to provide answers or guide interpretations. The paintings brought together here defy a single reading or a fixed meaning. The meaning of each work arises solely from the encounter between the painting and the viewer. Every gaze carries with it its own story, memory and sensibility; it is within this intimate and unique space that the work is completed. Everything that exists lies within the canvas. The rest belongs to those who choose to stand before it.