Henrique Oliveira

Henrique Oliveira’s installation Cizania creates an invisible but existing boundary. The title, which in Portuguese refers to conflict or division—especially within a group—also alludes to a biblical term from Christianity for weeds sown to sabotage a healthy crop.
    Made from reused plywood collected locally, the sculpture blends sharp, architectural lines with organic shapes that resemble roots, vines, or bulbs. The stilts of the structure evoke piers or river dwellings, hinting at water and natural borders. Tangled roots extend into the floor and architecture, suggesting something both invasive and alive.
    Oliveira’s practice often transforms urban waste into dynamic, growing structures—blurring the line between nature and architecture, chaos and control.