{"id":9132,"date":"2026-07-04T18:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manudeassis.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=9132"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:15:16","slug":"repellent","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.manudeassis.com\/pt-br\/art\/installation\/repellent\/","title":{"rendered":"Repellent"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9132\" class=\"elementor elementor-9132\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75215df elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75215df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fffeee animated-fast elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0fffeee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;h-neuron-animation--fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11029d6\" data-id=\"11029d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f05f2 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c5f05f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Installation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2025\/2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f125ff\" data-id=\"7f125ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"f6a0ee2\" class=\"e-f6a0ee2-4f65212 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"f6a0ee2\">Repellent \u2013 a sculptural exploration of vulnerability, protection, and female autonomy.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdca86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fdca86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\u00bbPDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\u00ab data-start=\u00bb271\u00ab data-end=\u00bb572\u00ab><strong data-start=\u00bb271\u00ab data-end=\u00bb284\u00ab>Repellent<\/strong> is a sculptural wearable artwork that explores the fragile relationship between vulnerability and protection. Taking the form of an armor, the piece transforms an intimate garment into a symbolic second skin\u2014one that simultaneously invites attention and repels intrusion.<\/p><p data-start=\u00bb574\u00ab data-end=\u00bb886\u00ab>The work reflects on the realities many women continue to face in contemporary society, where physical, psychological, and digital violence shape everyday experience. Rather than concealing the female body, <em data-start=\u00bb781\u00ab data-end=\u00bb792\u00ab>Repellent<\/em> confronts this reality directly, asking how visibility can exist without surrendering safety.<\/p><p data-start=\u00bb888\u00ab data-end=\u00bb1204\u00ab>Covering the swimsuit with hundreds of sharp thorns creates an immediate contradiction. The garment suggests intimacy and exposure, while its hostile surface establishes an unmistakable boundary. The body remains visible, yet becomes untouchable. Attraction and danger, beauty and defense coexist in a single object.<\/p><p data-start=\u00bb1206\u00ab data-end=\u00bb1500\u00ab>The thorns symbolize resilience rather than aggression. They are not weapons but protective structures\u2014a response to vulnerability rather than a denial of it. The work proposes that strength does not emerge from becoming invulnerable, but from claiming the right to define one&#8217;s own boundaries.<\/p><p data-start=\u00bb1502\u00ab data-end=\u00bb1769\u00ab><em data-start=\u00bb1502\u00ab data-end=\u00bb1513\u00ab>Repellent<\/em> invites viewers to reconsider conventional ideas of femininity, power, and protection. It challenges the expectation that women&#8217;s bodies should remain permanently accessible, suggesting instead that self-protection can itself become an act of empowerment.<\/p><p data-start=\u00bb1771\u00ab data-end=\u00bb1945\u00ab>Ultimately, <em data-start=\u00bb1783\u00ab data-end=\u00bb1794\u00ab>Repellent<\/em> is both sculpture and statement: a second skin that embodies resistance, autonomy, and the determination to remain visible without becoming available.<\/p><hr data-start=\u00bb1947\u00ab data-end=\u00bb1950\u00ab \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5af892 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5af892\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"m-neuron-gallery__thumbnail--link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-neuron-gallery__thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manudeassis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Repellent-Installation-von-Manu-de-Assis-15-scaled.avif\" alt=\"\u00bbRepellent\u00ab Sculptural wearable artwork\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"l-neuron-grid__item m-neuron-gallery__item\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"all-7e3a0b8\" data-id=\"9141\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-neuron-gallery__inner\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-neuron-gallery__thumbnail--link\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-neuron-gallery__thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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Repellent is a sculptural wearable artwork that explores the fragile relationship between vulnerability and protection. Taking the form of an armor, the piece transforms an intimate garment into a symbolic second skin\u2014one that simultaneously invites attention and repels intrusion. 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