Born in São Paulo in 1977, Pablo Pinheiro moved to Natal (Rio Grande do Norte) at the age of 3. He currently lives in Parnamirim with the status of Acariense citizen (RN).
With an inquisitive mind, he is currently pursuing a master’s degree in social anthropology at UFRN (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte) and is a member of NAVIS – Visual Anthropology Center of UFRN. He holds a degree in social communication, where he later coordinated the digital communication/digital photography course. He taught at UNP and FANEC in (RN) until 2008.
He works internationally as a photographer, visual artist, editor, cultural producer, and educator. He is the editor and producer of the publisher Deu na Telha and is one of the founders of the Círculo da Imagem.
Nossos Entes
The Nossos Entes action, carried out in 2019, highlighted the image of the traditional vaqueiro from the northeast, through an urban intervention in the city of Natal (RN). We pasted 60 images of dressed and healthy vaqueiros in public and private spaces, adopted by the guardians, responsible for preserving the figure of the vaqueiro in the urban memory. By transforming the vaqueiro into an ENTE, the action contributed to the preservation of the vaqueiro’s profession, knowledge, and way of life, as a Nordestino heritage.
After 2019, the images continue to occupy new spaces, creating forms of participation with the world, continuing the challenge of keeping alive this unique memory of Brazilian culture.
