Cecília Costa’s interest in geometric forms comes mainly from her background in mathematics. The line is a fundamental motif in Costa’s compositions, through which she collapses different dimensional planes, in a limbo between drawing and sculpture. Darkest Light embodies this duality: by juxtaposing the drawing of a thin line, with the charcoal rubble on the floor, she creates a fragmented landscape; an organic entity spills out from the rationality of the line.

Colombe Lecoq-Vallon

May 2025

This text was written as part of the exhibition 'I Ate Civilization and It Poisoned Me', curated by students from the Masters in Cultural Studies at Universidade Católica.