In Thy Tent I Dwell
In Thy Tent I Dwell (2016) is a multimedia installation by Jônatas that reflects on displacement, inherited memory, and the emotional architecture of migration. First exhibited at The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the work is centered on a tent-like structure crafted from the artist’s own family archives—photographs, birth certificates, travel documents, and inquisitional records—stitched together to evoke a fragmented yet resilient lineage. Handwritten testimonials, ambient chants, and the faint scent of spices immerse viewers in a sensory landscape of migration, nostalgia, and adaptation. Tears in the canvas reveal glimpses into the tent’s interior, alluding to the quiet resilience of those who live between worlds, whose identities evolve in the shadows of exile and relocation. In 2025, In Thy Tent I Dwell was featured at ON-OFF Gallery in Paris for the 12th Latin America Week for the Ministry of France and Foreign Affairs.
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