Brothers Campana and Antonio Marras promote the work of artisans

The Illuminated Bandits exhibition is the result of a partnership between the Campana brothers , Italian Antonio Marras and the Institute for Research in Technology and Innovation (IPTI), which connects embroiderers from the communities of Sítios Novos, in Sergipe, and Entremontes, in Alagoas. The works were presented in Milan, during the Salone do Móvel and will be exhibited in the Illuminated Portraits exhibition, now with images of the 35 artisans who created the pieces, at the recently opened Sebrae Center for Reference in Brazilian Crafts (CRAB), in Rio de Janeiro. The communities welcomed the designers between January and July 2015. The idea of creating large pieces of embroidery using cross stitch and redendê, which they traditionally use in portraits, came from the Campanas. “We wanted to make the embroiderers the protagonists and have them show their faces, as an affirmative act,” says Humberto.

In addition to the images of the 35 artisans, there is a portrait of Humberto and one of Fernando. “The idea of suspending the embroidery also refers to the idea of the human landscape that we know in the São Francisco region and the sky of the interior,” says Humberto. The exhibition will be on display from June 2nd to September 3rd, at CRAB (Praça Tiradentes, 71 - Centro). Check out the photos above from the first exhibition, which took place at the Salone del Mobile in Milan this year!