Bio
b.1992, São Paulo, Brazil
Carolina Aiex is a multidisciplinary artist based in Santos, Brazil, whose practice sits at the intersection of scientific inquiry and poetic expression. With an intellectual trajectory rooted in the study of both physics and literature, Aiex's practice functions as a bridge between analytical observation and poetic expression—part scientist, part poet.
While her career began in photography, her recent work has expanded into a fluid engagement with creative writing, video, and text, with a growing focus on immersive installations. To date, she has exhibited her work in galleries across São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and New York.
Artist Statement
My body of work encompasses series in multiple mediums created to delve into themes of time, memory, and the unconscious, while also exploring the boundaries of language and the duality between what is real and what is fictional.
After being diagnosed with depression as a teenager, I turned to making art as a way to find clarity and relief. Through art, I find ways to express myself and to reflect not only on my thoughts and feelings but also on the mechanics of how they come to be.
In my photographic work, I question the relationship between what we see and what we—consciously or not—remember, proposing the idea that the camera can function as a simulator of our own cognitive system. Through my series, I evoke a sense of nostalgia with images that tap into emotional memories and states. By utilizing light, movement, color, and blur, I attempt to capture our visceral impressions of both present and past moments.
My videos represent our perception of the "living second" and what lies beyond it: dreams and the unconscious. Through them, I question our understanding of time and how we perceive it internally. By approaching universal symbols within everyday life and recording people in real events, I also explore the concept of a collective unconscious.
Through text, sound, and image, my most recent works encapsulate deep inner moments and contemplate themes such as depression and maturing—and, in a much broader sense, the many languages within language itself. My biggest influences come from thinkers in the field of philosophy, such as René Descartes, as well as filmmakers like Abbas Kiarostami and Jean-Luc Godard.