Edição 9 - Eng - Amazônia - Brazil

Desire for beauty

In the vast, silent face of the Amazon crisis, artist Adriana Chamma refuses literal

denunciation and dives deep into ancestral strength. Her new and powerful ceramic

sculpture, The Cry of Rebirth, is a piece that emerges like a living organism—a silent scream

against the amnesia of fallen trees.

The sculpture unfolds in a symbiotic encounter, an organic fusion of human and plant,

where the forms are both “roots reaching to nourish and tentacles yearning to explore.” At

the heart of this visual narrative, the artist brings to life two guardians of our time: Kairós,

emerging from uprooted roots, symbolizes the chance for a new beginning that springs

from the very scar. Ananke, crowned with branches, embodies the unstoppable force of life

and the memory that cannot be erased. Together, they remind us that the fate of the Earth

is inseparable from our own.

This conceptual depth is a hallmark of an artist trained to merge aesthetics with

functionality. Adriana is a designer and ceramicist from São Paulo. After earning her degree

in Industrial Design from FAAP, she went on to study art and fashion at Central Saint Martins

in London. In 2025, she participated in Milan Design Week with her creations. Whether

crafting lighting inspired by the abyssal zone or creating utilitarian pieces, Adriana’s work is

born of listening, intention, and emotional resonance. Her ceramics aren’t just objects—

they’re responses. Presence. Gesture.

Ceramics as Genesis

Adriana Chamma

The choice of ceramics as the vehicle for this genesis is no

accident. Clay—the "primordial matter"—is the only material

capable of telling this story. The glaze, in earthy and green tones,

connects the sculpture directly to the skin of the forest.

It’s the physical embodiment of the question the artwork itself

poses: Where does the body end and the landscape begin?