Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer

YGOR LANDARIN, GABRIELA MELZER

The Invention of Paradise Galatea 3 July–10 October 2026 Salvador

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In The Invention of Paradise, recent works by Ygor Landarin and Gabriela Melzer are presented in dialogue, bringing together two research projects distinct in their processes and formal repertoires yet converging in their investigation of landscape as a transformative space. Between sedimentation and flow, matter and atmosphere, the artists construct visual universes where the experience of place is constantly reshaped by memory, imagination, and time.

Rather than depicting specific landscapes, both artists work through processes of translation. Elements drawn from the world—geological formations, marine organisms, architecture, stains, reliefs, and material traces—are transformed into autonomous visual systems where figuration and abstraction coexist in a state of ongoing friction and tension. Paradise thus arises not as a destination or idealised image but as an ever-shifting construction.

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Installation Views

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Exhibition view: Ygor Landarin, Gabriela Melzer, The Invention of Paradise, Galatea, Salvador (3 July–10 October 2026). Courtesy Galatea.

Selected Works

Anatomia do vento no ceu Anatomy of the Wind in the Sky by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork painting

Gabriela Melzer Anatomia do vento no céu [Anatomy of the Wind in the Sky], 2026 Oil and oil stick on canvas-mounted panel
60 x 60 cm
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BomFim by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin BomFim, 2026 Sand, shell fragments, sea urchin, marble dust, resin, clay, and cold porcelain
54.5 x 36 x 3 cm
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Coisas Vivas Vibram Living Things Vibrate by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork painting

Gabriela Melzer Coisas Vivas Vibram [Living Things Vibrate], 2026 Oil and oil stick on canvas-mounted panel
40 x 30 cm
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Crustacea II Crustacean II by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Crustácea II [Crustacean II], 2025 Sand, resin, clay, and cold porcelain
106 x 71 x 3 cm
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Danca de fogo terra e vento Dance of Fire Earth and Wind by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork painting

Gabriela Melzer Dança de fogo, terra e vento [Dance of Fire, Earth and Wind], 2026 Oil and oil stick on canvas-mounted panel
100 x 80 cm
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Fogo barroco I Baroque Fire I by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Fogo barroco I [Baroque Fire I], 2026 Sand, shell fragments, marble dust, resin, clay, and cold porcelain
115 x 53 x 4.5 cm
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Fogo barroco II Baroque Fire II by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Fogo barroco II [Baroque Fire II], 2026 Sand, shell fragments, marble dust, resin, clay, and cold porcelain
108.5 x 56 x 4.5 cm
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Lembranca do ceu sob o mar A Memory of the Sky Beneath the Sea by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork painting

Gabriela Melzer Lembrança do céu sob o mar [A Memory of the Sky Beneath the Sea], 2026 Oil, acrylic and oil stick on canvas
210 x 200 cm
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Mare alta High Tide by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Maré alta [High Tide], 2026 Sand, shell fragments, sea urchin, marble dust, clay, resin, and cold porcelain
36 x 32 x 5 cm
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Mistica Mystic by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Mística [Mystic], 2026 Sand, shell fragments, sea urchin, marble dust, beeswax, clay, resin, and cold porcelain
50 x 43 x 3 cm
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Nos teus olhos me vejo enferrujar feito ferro no sal In Your Eyes I See Myself Rusting Like Iron in Salt by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork painting

Gabriela Melzer Nos teus olhos me vejo enferrujar, feito ferro no sal [In Your Eyes I See Myself Rusting, Like Iron in Salt], 2026 Oil and oil stick on canvas-mounted panel
90 x 72 cm
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Ouricarias Sea Urchin Forms by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Ouriçarias [Sea Urchin Forms], 2026 Sea urchin, shells, stones, sand from Salvador, marble dust, clay, resin, and cold porcelain
101 x 71 x 4 cm
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Pano branco White Cloth by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork textile

Ygor Landarin Pano branco [White Cloth], 2026 Sand, sea urchin and shell fragments on wool embroidery
37 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm
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Paraizo by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Paraízo, 2026 Sea urchin, sand from Salvador, shell fragments, marble dust, clay, resin, and cold porcelain
47 x 70 x 3 cm
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Paraizo by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork textile

Ygor Landarin Paraízo, 2026 Sand from Salvador, Florianópolis, and Rio de Janeiro; sea urchins, shell fragments, stones, cold porcelain, and resin on wool embroidery
189 x 52 x 3.5 cm
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Praia comprida Long Beach by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork textile

Ygor Landarin Praia comprida [Long Beach], 2026 Sand and shell fragments on wool embroidery
74 x 77 x 1.5 cm
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Quebra-mar Breakwater by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Quebra-mar [Breakwater], 2026 Sea urchins, sand from Salvador, shell fragments, marble dust, clay, resin, and cold porcelain
100.5 x 40 x 3.5 cm
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Queimado Burnt by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Queimado [Burnt], 2026 Sea urchins, sand from Salvador, shell fragments, marble dust, clay, resin, and cold porcelain
62 x 60 x 4 cm
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Rocalha Rock Reef by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Rocalha [Rock Reef], 2026 Sea urchins, shells, sand, marble dust, clay, resin, and cold porcelain
28 x 53 x 2.5 cm
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Sargaco Sargassum by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork textile

Ygor Landarin Sargaço [Sargassum], 2026 Sand and shell fragments on wool embroidery
79.5 x 32 x 5 cm
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Sargaco Sargassum by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork sculpture

Ygor Landarin Sargaço [Sargassum], 2026 Sea urchin, sand from Salvador, shell fragments, marble dust, clay, resin, and cold porcelain
93 x 51 x 4 cm
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Sem titulo Untitled by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork drawing

Gabriela Melzer Sem título [Untitled], 2026 Oil stick under screen panel
20 x 30 cm
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Sem titulo Untitled by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork painting

Gabriela Melzer Sem título [Untitled], 2026 Oil and oil stick on canvas-mounted panel
72 x 54 cm
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Sem titulo Untitled by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork drawing

Gabriela Melzer Sem título [Untitled], 2026 Oil pastel on a mesh panel
24 x 36 cm
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Sem titulo da serie Desenhos Untitled from the Drawings series by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork drawing

Gabriela Melzer Sem título, da série Desenhos [Untitled, from the Drawings series], 2026 Oil stick on canvas-mounted panel
55 x 20 cm
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Sem titulo da serie Desenhos Untitled from the Drawings series by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork drawing

Gabriela Melzer Sem título, da série Desenhos [Untitled, from the Drawings series], 2026 Oil stick on canvas-mounted panel
60 x 20 cm
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Sem titulo da serie Desenhos Untitled from the Drawings series by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork drawing

Gabriela Melzer Sem título, da série Desenhos [Untitled, from the Drawings series], 2026 Oil stick on canvas-mounted panel
45 x 20 cm
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Sem titulo da serie Desenhos Untitled from the Drawings series by Gabriela Melzer contemporary artwork drawing

Gabriela Melzer Sem título, da série Desenhos [Untitled, from the Drawings series], 2026 Oil stick under screen panel
30 x 48 cm
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Torres Towers by Ygor Landarin contemporary artwork textile

Ygor Landarin Torres [Towers], 2026 Sand and shell fragments on wool embroidery
153 x 93 x 1.5 cm
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Artists Exhibiting

Gabriela Melzer contemporary artist

Gabriela Melzer b. 1999 Follow +

Ygor Landarin contemporary artist

Ygor Landarin b. 1995 Follow +

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Galatea contemporary art gallery in Salvador Brazil

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