“Improbable but not impossible” is how Brazilian artist Ana Elisa Egreja describes the unexpected companions in her vibrant still lifes. Combining the architectural motifs, animals, and fare common in her native São Paulo with elements from abroad, Egreja positions domestic spaces as sites of change, where migration and cross-cultural pollination come to bear.

Ana Elisa Egreja Takes a Magical Realist Approach to Migration in Her Rich Still Lifes
Ana Elisa Egreja Takes a Magical Realist Approach to Migration in Her Rich Still Lifes
Ana Elisa Egreja Takes a Magical Realist Approach to Migration in Her Rich Still Lifes
Ana Elisa Egreja Takes a Magical Realist Approach to Migration in Her Rich Still Lifes
Ana Elisa Egreja Takes a Magical Realist Approach to Migration in Her Rich Still Lifes
Ana Elisa Egreja Takes a Magical Realist Approach to Migration in Her Rich Still Lifes
Ana Elisa Egreja Takes a Magical Realist Approach to Migration in Her Rich Still Lifes