Food has always intrigued me – the flavors, the colors, aromas, and the psychological and social aspects of eating. Growing up in Rio de Janeiro I developed a sincere passion for beautiful light, fresh food, real people and beautiful spaces. Gastronomy has always played a huge role in my life, but only after working in my father’s restaurant, did I incorporate it into my professional life, uniting my two passions, photography and food.

After struggling for years with emotional eating disorders, I realized that all that scrumptious food, instead of nurturing me, was suffocating me. I decided to use my conceptual work to draw awareness to emotional eating disorders and to expose the relationship between my food choices and the emotions behind it. In this work I found the perfect ground to develop my conceptual ideas and the opportunity to look inwards to get in touch with limiting beliefs in order to grow. I am investigating how I see food, what triggers me to eat and connecting the viewer to my personal history and culture.