{"id":140,"date":"2014-06-09T18:36:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T18:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cssigniter.com\/preview\/corner\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2026-10-20T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:35:11","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/en\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling bio-page bio-hero\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#FAF7F2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"bio-abertura\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200 + 64px );margin-left: calc(-64px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-64px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column bio-hero-photo\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none bio-portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Retrato de Gustavo Assis, de bra\u00e7os cruzados diante de uma parede coberta de folhas.\" title=\"foto-perfil\" src=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto-perfil-scaled-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-12796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto-perfil-scaled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto-perfil-scaled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto-perfil-scaled-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto-perfil-scaled-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto-perfil-scaled-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/foto-perfil-scaled-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column bio-hero-copy\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one bio-h1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Gustavo Assis<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 bio-subtitle\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p><em>Architecture, Art and Ceramics<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 bio-introduction\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>I am an architect, ceramic artist and researcher with a background in art therapy. My work has developed through experiences in different fields, often prompted by questions that emerge from practice: how a material behaves, what a technique makes possible, or what happens when an idea encounters resistance in the process of making.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 bio-nav\"><nav aria-label=\"Biography sections\"><a href=\"#percurso-bio\">Background<\/a><a href=\"#pratica-bio\">Current Practice<\/a><a href=\"#horizontes-bio\">Future Directions<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling bio-page bio-percurso-start\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#FAF7F2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"percurso-bio\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200 + 64px );margin-left: calc(-64px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-64px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Background<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 bio-reading\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>I graduated in Architecture and Urbanism from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). For several years, I worked on architectural projects, renovations and construction supervision. Architecture was where I first began to engage professionally with the transition from drawing to construction, and with the differences that emerge between what we design and what we are actually able to build.<\/p>\n<p>Later, I lived in Kyoto, Japan, where my interest in the tea ceremony brought me closer to ceramics. I became particularly interested in the objects associated with this tradition and in the differences in form and surface that distinguish pieces which, at first glance, may appear quite similar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling bio-page bio-ceramics\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#FAF7F2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200 + 64px );margin-left: calc(-64px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-64px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column bio-wheel-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none bio-wheel\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Gustavo Assis sentado ao torno, trabalhando uma pe\u00e7a de cer\u00e2mica; fotografia em preto e branco.\" title=\"2103a247-5cb5-47a4-8818-f449e0eb1932-1\" src=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2103a247-5cb5-47a4-8818-f449e0eb1932-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-12790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2103a247-5cb5-47a4-8818-f449e0eb1932-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2103a247-5cb5-47a4-8818-f449e0eb1932-1-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2103a247-5cb5-47a4-8818-f449e0eb1932-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/2103a247-5cb5-47a4-8818-f449e0eb1932-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 bio-caption\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Gustavo Assis working at the pottery wheel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column bio-ceramic-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 bio-ceramic-text\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>After returning to Brazil, I began studying ceramics and established my own studio. I initially focused on wheel throwing and glaze research, particularly celadon, tenmoku and copper-red glazes. Over time, the production of functional objects developed alongside sculptural work and experiments in which the outcome was not entirely determined from the outset.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none bio-glaze\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1751\" height=\"1751\" alt=\"Pe\u00e7a cer\u00e2mica com esmalte claro azulado e desenho em baixo-relevo.\" title=\"DSC01308\" src=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dsc01308.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dsc01308-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dsc01308-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dsc01308.jpg 1751w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1751px) 100vw, 1751px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 bio-caption\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Record of the celadon test associated with the account of the first firing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling bio-page bio-studio\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#C7D4B2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200 + 64px );margin-left: calc(-64px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-64px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column bio-studio-photo\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none bio-studio-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Interior do ateli\u00ea: mesa com pe\u00e7as de cer\u00e2mica diante de uma janela aberta para a vegeta\u00e7\u00e3o.\" title=\"atelie1\" src=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/atelie1-scaled-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-12792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/atelie1-scaled-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/atelie1-scaled-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/atelie1-scaled-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/atelie1-scaled-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/atelie1-scaled-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/atelie1-scaled-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8 bio-caption\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Interior of the studio, with ceramic pieces on the table.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column bio-studio-copy\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9 bio-studio-text\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>In Nova Friburgo, in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, I ran a ceramics studio where I also taught. Working with students of different ages and abilities encouraged me to pay closer attention to the ways in which each person approaches clay. This experience contributed to my decision to study art therapy and investigate the role of technique in processes of care.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling bio-page bio-practice-heading\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#FAF7F2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"pratica-bio\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200 + 64px );margin-left: calc(-64px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-64px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Current Practice<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10 bio-practice-intro\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>I live in Almada, Portugal. I completed a Master's degree in Art and Science of Glass and Ceramics at NOVA University Lisbon, with research developed through artistic practice and the study of materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling bio-page bio-practice-body\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#FAF7F2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200 + 64px );margin-left: calc(-64px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-64px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11 bio-reading\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>In recent years, my work has expanded to include installations and experiments with computational processes. In some projects, I use digital models to investigate how matter can be organised; in others, I begin with manual procedures, repeated gestures or situations in which the material itself influences the development of the work.<\/p>\n<p>The research I developed during my Master's degree, particularly in <em>Memory and Desire<\/em>, led me to investigate precariousness as a condition inherent in the creative process. I am interested in observing how a work changes as it takes shape, and how certain limitations can open up possibilities that were not anticipated in the original project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling bio-page bio-earth\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#FAF7F2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200 + 64px );margin-left: calc(-64px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-64px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column bio-earth-copy\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12 bio-earth-text\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Earth construction has become another area of investigation. It brings questions from architecture into dialogue with my work with clay, now at the scale of building elements and the knowledge involved in their production.<\/p>\n<p>I remain interested in teaching and in experiences that allow others to discover their own ways of working with materials. My background in art therapy continues to inform my attention to creative processes and the conditions in which they take place.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column bio-earth-photo\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none bio-earth-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Parede com revestimento parcialmente desprendido, estrutura de terra e madeira exposta e alvenaria de tijolo junto a uma porta.\" title=\"Constru\u00e7\u00e3o com terra \u2014 parede e materialidades\" src=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/construir-com-terra\/parede-construcao-com-terra-897x1024.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-16367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/construir-com-terra\/parede-construcao-com-terra-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/construir-com-terra\/parede-construcao-com-terra-897x1024.jpg 897w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/construir-com-terra\/parede-construcao-com-terra-1600x1826.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/construir-com-terra\/IMG_20240321_224622_843.jpeg 1908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13 bio-caption\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Wall with partially detached render, exposing its structure and different building materials. Photograph: Gustavo Assis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling bio-page bio-art-pause\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#FAF7F2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 0px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none bio-art-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1079\" alt=\"Pequenos volumes de argila sobre o dorso de uma m\u00e3o, enquanto um dedo toca a mat\u00e9ria.\" title=\"mao-e-vaso\" src=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mao-e-vaso.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-16362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mao-e-vaso-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mao-e-vaso-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mao-e-vaso-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mao-e-vaso-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mao-e-vaso-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mao-e-vaso.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14 bio-caption bio-art-caption\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>Barro e Pele \u2014 record of an artistic investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling bio-page bio-horizons\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#FAF7F2;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" id=\"horizontes-bio\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1200 + 64px );margin-left: calc(-64px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-64px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:24px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Future Directions<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:32px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:32px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:32px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:32px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:32px;--awb-spacing-left-small:32px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15 bio-horizons-text\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:left;--awb-text-font-family:&quot;Work Sans&quot;;--awb-text-font-style:normal;--awb-text-font-weight:400;\"><p>One of the questions I wish to explore further concerns how we learn to work with materials. In earth construction, for example, knowledge may be developed on a building site, passed on between practitioners and later described in technical manuals or standards. What is preserved, and what is lost, in these transitions?<\/p>\n<p>This question guides my interest in investigating how technical knowledge is produced and circulated, particularly in earth-building practices. I would like to better understand how different forms of experience contribute to what, at a given moment, comes to be recognised as valid knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>In my artistic practice, I intend to continue exploring questions raised by recent works. Some concern the relationship between computational processes and manual operations; others involve memory embedded in materials and the transformations that occur as a work is made.<\/p>\n<p>I would also like to return to teaching and develop working situations in which other people's experiences can contribute to the research itself. During my Master's degree, I missed having more opportunities to discuss work in progress with a wider group. This is something I hope to cultivate in future projects.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot know in advance where these investigations will lead. For now, I want to continue working from the questions that emerge through experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-140","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":67,"href":"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16332,"href":"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions\/16332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gustavodeassis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}