Artist Gê Viana's monumental sound system installation, 'A colheita de Dan (The Harvest of Dan, 2025)', was a standout work at the most recent Bienal de São Paulo. The piece, a towering radiola painted in black, white, and red, combines photomontages of Black reggae parties, Afro-Indigenous religious shrines, and medicinal plants, while playing a loop of Brazilian reggae and songs from Maranhão's quilombo communities.
Viana's work maps the complex cultural afterlives of the African diaspora in Brazil, specifically in her home region of Maranhão. It synthesizes local mythology, West African heritage, Indigenous roots, and Caribbean influences like reggae, illustrating a syncretic culture that challenges national borders and highlights the region's unique historical connections across the Atlantic.