Along the wall of Ponta Delgada harbour, the international maritime signal flag alphabet spells out the words ‘Georgiana Leonard’. Leonard was one of the few women ever to be found posing as a male sailor on a whaling ship crossing the Atlantic in the 19th century. In its entirety, the words are visible only to those physically on the water who understand a sailor’s lingua franca, continuing Leonard’s presence as one that goes partially or temporarily unnoticed. A painter, Navine Khan Dossos examines codes and their communication. Here, she explores how women have adapted their bodies and patterns of behaviour to navigate hyper-masculine spaces across history.


The 2018 Public Art Circuit, curated by Dani Admiss, introduced new works by Camposaz, Daniel Rourke & Luiza Prado, Navine G. Khan Dossos, Nora Al-Badri + Nikolai Nelles, Sascha Pohflepp & Chris Woebken, Shift Register - Jamie Allen & Martin Howse.


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Materiais - tinta
Dimensões - 30x1m