Marisa Branco

These works are a celebration of the strength, resilience and unity of women in their journey for equality, freedom and justice. The “Weight of the World” series reflects on the responsibilities that fall on women’s shoulders, but also on their incredible ability to fight and transform adversity into personal and collective revolutions. The female portraits that make up this work are voices of a larger movement. Each brushstroke, each look and each expression carries a message about women's universal struggle for dignity and respect, regardless of their origin, color or cultural context. The vibrant colors and expressive brushstrokes symbolize the intensity of this struggle, but also the revolutionary energy that emerges from unity. In their upward gazes, I find the symbol of hope and determination, as if each figure were looking towards a horizon of change that they themselves are helping to build. A space where the feminine revolution takes shape and where solidarity between women from different backgrounds and cultures is celebrated. Despite the weight of the world, there is strength in the collective, and transformation is born from the courage to persist. The struggle of women is an ongoing revolution – a revolution that happens not only in the streets, but in every choice, gesture and dream. These works are an attempt to capture that spirit.