Galeria Lume presents “Rios Falam, Rios Cantam”

Galeria Lume opens Caio Rosa’s solo exhibition “Rios Falam, Rios Cantam”, curated by Cindy Sissokho.

Exhibition highlights new works

Galeria Lume presents “Rios Falam, Rios Cantam”, a solo exhibition showcasing the latest body of work by artist Caio Rosa. Curated by Cindy Sissokho, the show includes photography, sculpture, textiles, musical instruments and sound, expanding the artist’s ongoing exploration of rhythm and memory.

The role of music and the marimba project

Music plays a central role in Rosa’s practice, connecting symbolic territories with generational knowledge. Drawing from African sonic textures and their resonances in Brazilian musical traditions, the artist investigates how sound carries stories of movement, resistance and celebration. A central element of the exhibition is a marimba built in collaboration with his father, ethnomusicologist Spirito Santo.

Photography, memory and cultural heritage

The show presents photographs that weave together family archives — his parents at carnival and his grandfather in military uniform — with documentation of Congadas Mineiras and samba schools in Rio de Janeiro. These images transform personal narratives into collective testimonies, highlighting memory as a temporal thread.

New steel sculptures, a textile piece and a sound archive are also featured, inviting visitors to listening sessions during the exhibition period.

Creative process and relationship with nature

Rosa’s practice embraces a symbolic conversation with rivers, treating water as a co-creator and narrator. This approach departs from traditional photographic methods and brings nature directly into the compositional process.

Materials such as rain, sun and light interact with chemical reactions to create textures in his photographic and sculptural works. Steel, copper, organic paper and photographic emulsion become living surfaces that echo ancestral continuity.

About the artist

Caio Rosa, born in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, is a visual artist, photographer and researcher. His work engages photography, sculpture and music as tools for reclaiming memory, reflecting on cultural identity and addressing the violent histories embedded in photographic processes.

About the curator

Cindy Sissokho, born in 1992 in France, is an independent curator, cultural producer, art consultant and writer. Her practice focuses on anticolonial, social and political approaches in the arts. She is Associate Director of the Africa and Europe program at KADIST and co-curated the French Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024.

About Galeria Lume

Founded in 2011, Galeria Lume supports contemporary creative processes alongside artists and invited curators. Led by Paulo Kassab Jr. and Victoria Zuffo, the gallery embraces cross-disciplinary experimentation and reinforces São Paulo’s presence as an active cultural hub. It participates in major art fairs, publishes artist materials and hosts talks, performances and seminars.

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“Rios Falam, Rios Cantam”

Solo exhibition by Caio Rosa

Curator: Cindy Sissokho

Opening: November 28, 2025, Friday

Duration: 11.28.2025 – 02.21.2026

Location: Galeria Lume

Visiting hours: Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 11 AM to 3 PM

Address: Rua Gumercindo Saraiva, 54 – Jardim Europa, São Paulo – SP

Free admission