Miguel Penha Chiquitano does not paint landscapes, but the feeling of being in the forest
Plenary sessions in comics
Plenary Sessions in Comics: Comic book illustrations translate debates, convergences, and collective paths built by the Concertação network.
Inspired by the culture, landscapes, and colors of her homeland, the artist Helô Rodrigues, from Pará — an illustrator, comic book artist, and designer — has created a series of illustrations in comic book style to represent the five plenary sessions of 2025.
The artworks transform the Network’s debates into visual narratives, giving aesthetic form to the themes, questions, and points of convergence that ran through each meeting. More than just graphic records, the stories offer a sensitive and accessible reading of the collective paths built by the Concertation to face the challenges of the Amazon.
With a recognized career in the field of independent comics, Helô Rodrigues engages with memory, territory, identity, and daily life in the Amazon. Her work spans editorial illustration, graphic design, and sequential narrative, with participation in independent publications, cultural projects, and educational initiatives. The artist is also part of networks and collectives of comic book artists in the Northern Region, contributing to the strengthening of the Amazonian comic book scene and to the increased presence of women authors in the field of Brazilian comics.
TIMELINE
Meet the Amazonian artists who have already graced the Concertation´s digital channels.
Yan Bentes invites one to envision possible futures for the Amazon
By painting sounds, PV Dias imagines new futures based on the urban music scene of the Amazon
Rafael Prado's works bear the colors, memories and resistance of the Amazons
Rita Huni Kuin defies visible and invisible boundaries through her art
Sibé Feliciano Lana or Kenhiporã - the child of dream drawings (1937-2020)
Making visible the invisible: the relentless pursuit of Éder Oliveira
Rai Reis - The perfect photo is that I am yet to take
Carmézia Emiliano paints so as not to forget
Adriana Ramalho creates a universe of sensory experiences by amplifying microscopic details of nature
Dacordobarro: an artist is born
Bonikta (Caio Aguiar)
Laíza Ferreira
Through collage, the artist who inspires the visual identity of the Concertation's digital channels instigates imagery to reconnect with those who preceded her and fill the gaps left by the Amazonian cultural erasure.