Miguel Afa lives and works in Rio de Janeiro. He began his career through graffiti in 2001 in the streets and alleys of Complexo do Alemão and attended the School of Fine Arts – UFRJ. His work addresses a reading of the peripheral body, countering the unfavourable aspects to which these bodies are subjected and proposing another imagery reading that enhances the understanding of affection. Sometimes the images are simple and full of sensitivity, at others they have a direct political message. But what his gaze captures takes on an aura of its own with the colours he uses; his muted palette is a fundamental component in his composition, further enhancing the depth of what is represented. His colour is not naïve, it is also a discourse, a stance on the scenes portrayed, to fade it is to remind us of what is seen and what is made invisible.