When we invited the artist Gabriela L. Tores to make the ‘Science-Graffiti Wall’, we knew it would be a challenge - after all, it is a long, tall wall (240 m² in all) and there was a lot of story to tell.
Gabi - as she is best known - accepted the invitation and from there converged all her efforts for the project.
Her choice was based not only on talent, but also on her youthfulness, which meets one of the main missions of CBPF and many other modern scientific institutions in the world, i.e., motivate young people to embrace science in their more diverse expressions.
I am from Rio, and my love for the visual arts comes from when I was very young. I like artistic works like book illustration, urban, digital and classical arts, i.e., anything that can use art with emotion and also stimulates emotions in people.
From an early age on, I saw my father painting in a small studio at home every day, and I was also very driven by my mother's effort and dedication. Inspiration and perspiration! I was born practically with a pencil in my hand, determination, and goals. Recently I decided to study painting and drawing thoroughly, and since then I do not see myself doing anything else!
The CBPF project was a permanent challenge because I am not specialized in the field of physics, although I have enjoyed science since the high school years. When I got to know CBPF closely, its researchers, its people dedicated to the history of science, I was fascinated.
I devoted myself with all affection because soon I realized that it was something very original. In the meetings, the idea arose of inserting puzzles that could increase the interaction of the public with the graffiti wall.
I know and study several wall-graffiti around the world, and I fell in love with this project, even more, when I realized that the interaction with the public would be unique and we were bringing an innovative concept for this type of urban art.
Working with CBPF was awesome! It allowed me to see the world differently; in particular, realize the value of science and how close it is to us, but sometimes we do not even notice it."
Gabi Tores (artist).
