Pedro Pessanha is an artist and researcher from Rio de Janeiro, with a master’s degree in Contemporary Art Studies from UFF. His work seeks to understand what allows Black rhythms, buried by various attempts at erasure, to continue resonating in the bodies of the city of Rio de Janeiro. His artistic practice develops works across various media, including paintings and urban interventions, as well as ongoing research in comics and illustration, investigating how the specificities of these medias can contribute to the construction of unique narratives.