Leo Ayres

Born in 1975 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lives and works in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

So far, so close.

Almost invisibly, entered the room only seen before through the lens of a telescope. On the bed, there was still his heat that seemed to be there waiting for the occasion, as well as a few hairs on the sheets wrinkled by the night’s sleep. He could still see his skin, his pores and feel the slight movement of his body caused by breathing, which increased bit by bit with excitement. Doucement.

I could smell, but I wanted the flavor.

Sought increasingly strong stimulation. Not only wanted to be close, but within a body that was not his. First one foot, then another; one hand and the other soon after. Then plunged headlong. Finally he was no longer himself. He was another.

Solo Exhibitions
2012 – Deixe as luzes acesas – Centro Cultural Banco do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil
2011 – Discoteca de mão – Cosmocopa Arte Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 – Como eu – Galeria Oscar Cruz, São Paulo, Brazil
2008 – Operação: Camuflagem – Espaço Cultural Furnas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Selected group exhibitions
2012 – E os amigos sinceros também – Galeria de arte Ibeu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 – Novíssimos – Galeria de Arte Ibeu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2010 – Quase Casais – Maus Hábitos, Porto, Portugal
2010 – Postcards from the Edge – ZieherSmith, New York, USA
2009 – Realidades Impossíveis – Ateliê 397, São Paulo, Brazil
2008 – Abre Alas – Galeria Largo das Artes, Rio de Janeiro/RJ – organização A Gentil Carioca