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Drift

Curated by Sofia Marçal
February 12 to March 22, 2026
National Museum of Natural History and Science, Lisbon

The exhibition brings together drawings of flying seeds — minimal forms that encapsulate the potential of life and evoke the human condition: leaving, moving, transforming.

Through subtle glazes and attentive, delicate drawing, the artist gives shape to a sensitive landscape. Her work stems from walks and a prolonged relationship with nature, where observation is a gesture of permanence and attention. Deriva reveals what usually goes unnoticed — discreet forms, fragile and essential structures — making the silent dynamics of life visible.

In a global context of climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, forced displacement of populations and growing geopolitical instability, Deriva takes on a particular resonance. The flight of a seed — fragile, exposed to the winds, dependent on where it will land — mirrors the vulnerability of millions of human lives in transit, as well as the precariousness of ecosystems themselves. Seeds thus become images of survival, adaptation and reinvention in scenarios of uncertainty.

To drift is not to lose oneself: it is to respond to the forces of the world, to seek living conditions, to put down roots where possible. At a time when territories are changing, borders are hardening and the ecological balance is becoming fragile, Sofia Arez’s work reminds us that movement is structural to life — and that, even in instability, the possibility of a future persists.

Acer monspessulanum, 2024

Acer monspessulanum, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Acer negundo, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Acer negundo, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm, private collection

Ailanthus altissima, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Ailanthus altissima, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Araucaria Juss, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Araucaria Juss, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Bétula, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Bétula, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Bidens pilosa, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Bidens pilosa, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm, private collection

Bougainvillea Comm. 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Bougainvillea Comm., 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Campsis radicans, 56 x 7 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Campsis radicans, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Cardiospermum grandiflorum, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Cardiospermum grandiflorum, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Catalpa bignonioides, 7 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Catalpa bignonioides, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Clematis tangutica, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Clematis tangutica, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Cupressus sempervirens, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Cupressus sempervirens, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Eucalyptus viminalis Labill., 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Eucalyptus viminalis Labill., 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm, private collection

Firmiana, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Firmiana, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Fraxinus caroliniana, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Fraxinus caroliniana, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Grevillea robusta, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Grevillea robusta, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Jacarandá mimosifolia, 77 x 65 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Jacarandá mimosifolia, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 65 cm

Koelreuteria paniculata, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Koelreuteria paniculata, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm, private collection

Laserpitium latifolium L., 2025

Laserpitium latifolium L., 2025

watercolour

56 x 77 cm

Lunaria annua, 76 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Lunaria annua, 2025

watercolour on paper

76 x 56 cm

Paliurus spina-christi, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Paliurus spina-christi, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Physalis peruviana, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Physalis peruviana, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Pinus pinaster Aiton, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Pinus pinaster Aiton, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm, private collection

Platanus, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Platanus, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Quillaja, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Quillaja, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm, private collection

Salix atrocinerea, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Salix atrocinerea, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm,

Sonchus maritimus, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Sonchus maritimus, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Taraxacum officinale, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Taraxacum officinale, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Tilia europaea, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Tilia europaea, 2024, private collection

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Tipuana tipu, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Tipuana tipu, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Drift

Curated by Sofia Marçal
February 12 to March 22, 2026
National Museum of Natural History and Science, Lisbon

The exhibition brings together drawings of flying seeds — minimal forms that encapsulate the potential of life and evoke the human condition: leaving, moving, transforming.

Through subtle glazes and attentive, delicate drawing, the artist gives shape to a sensitive landscape. Her work stems from walks and a prolonged relationship with nature, where observation is a gesture of permanence and attention. Deriva reveals what usually goes unnoticed — discreet forms, fragile and essential structures — making the silent dynamics of life visible.

In a global context of climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, forced displacement of populations and growing geopolitical instability, Deriva takes on a particular resonance. The flight of a seed — fragile, exposed to the winds, dependent on where it will land — mirrors the vulnerability of millions of human lives in transit, as well as the precariousness of ecosystems themselves. Seeds thus become images of survival, adaptation and reinvention in scenarios of uncertainty.

To drift is not to lose oneself: it is to respond to the forces of the world, to seek living conditions, to put down roots where possible. At a time when territories are changing, borders are hardening and the ecological balance is becoming fragile, Sofia Arez’s work reminds us that movement is structural to life — and that, even in instability, the possibility of a future persists.

Acer monspessulanum, 2024

Acer monspessulanum, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Acer negundo, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Acer negundo, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm, private collection

Ailanthus altissima, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Ailanthus altissima, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Araucaria Juss, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Araucaria Juss, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Bétula, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Bétula, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Bidens pilosa, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Bidens pilosa, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm, private collection

Bougainvillea Comm. 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Bougainvillea Comm., 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Campsis radicans, 56 x 7 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Campsis radicans, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Cardiospermum grandiflorum, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Cardiospermum grandiflorum, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Catalpa bignonioides, 7 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Catalpa bignonioides, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Clematis tangutica, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Clematis tangutica, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Cupressus sempervirens, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Cupressus sempervirens, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Eucalyptus viminalis Labill., 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Eucalyptus viminalis Labill., 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm, private collection

Firmiana, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Firmiana, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Fraxinus caroliniana, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Fraxinus caroliniana, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Grevillea robusta, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Grevillea robusta, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Jacarandá mimosifolia, 77 x 65 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Jacarandá mimosifolia, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 65 cm

Koelreuteria paniculata, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Koelreuteria paniculata, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm, private collection

Laserpitium latifolium L., 2025

Laserpitium latifolium L., 2025

watercolour

56 x 77 cm

Lunaria annua, 76 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Lunaria annua, 2025

watercolour on paper

76 x 56 cm

Paliurus spina-christi, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Paliurus spina-christi, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Physalis peruviana, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Physalis peruviana, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Pinus pinaster Aiton, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Pinus pinaster Aiton, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm, private collection

Platanus, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Platanus, 2024

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Quillaja, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Quillaja, 2025

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm, private collection

Salix atrocinerea, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Salix atrocinerea, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm,

Sonchus maritimus, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Sonchus maritimus, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Taraxacum officinale, 77 x 56 cm, watercolour on paper, 2025

Taraxacum officinale, 2025

watercolour on paper

77 x 56 cm

Tilia europaea, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Tilia europaea, 2024, private collection

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

Tipuana tipu, 56 x 77 cm, watercolour on paper, 2024

Tipuana tipu, 2024

watercolour on paper

56 x 77 cm

© 2025 Sofia Arez

All Rights Reserved

error: Copyright © 2025 Sofia Arez. All rights reserved.