a spring rose - 2011

32 dead for jewellery - 2010

" like concrete clashing concrete, so did the bus and the people on it collide the water of the river below. Like a stone thrown into a lake the bus disappeared in the freezing unforgiving water, and quickly, just the same way as the bus had, the screams vanished! 32 had died." Joao vaz

the result to the invitation by curator Zoe brand to take part in the exhibition Precious material saw the continuation of the long developed project 32 dead for jewellery. this group of brooches is the first set of works to explore the project's initial intentions.

jewellery overture 09 - 2009

not just a body - 2006

i'll love you tomorrow - 2004

passage - 2004