Joana Vasconcelos presented the exhibition Fascination in Brazil, installed across the gardens and gallery of the Embassy of Portugal in Brasília. The exhibition marked the first presentation in the country of the monumental work Pavillon de Vin (2016), furthering the artist’s ongoing engagement with public space, monumentality, and the symbolic transformation of everyday objects. Installed outdoors, Pavillon de Vin—a wrought-iron structure in the form of a large wine demijohn, entwined with climbing vines—asserted a strong sculptural presence within the Embassy gardens, evoking references to culture, memory, and the relationship between nature and constructed form.

Complementing the outdoor installation, the gallery presented The Notebooks of My Life, a set of 14 graphic diaries produced by Joana Vasconcelos between 1989 and 1997. Bringing together drawings, texts and collages, these notebooks offer insight into the artist’s creative process and early formal and conceptual explorations. The publication was produced by Urucum, a Portuguese–Brazilian publishing house. 

The exhibition was officially inaugurated on 19 February 2025, in the presence of the artist and the Prime Minister of Portugal, Luís Montenegro, in the context of the Luso-Brazilian Summit, accompanied by the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, and the Minister of Culture, Dalila Rodrigues. As part of the Fascination programme, a series of talks took place over the following months, featuring Joana Vasconcelos and curator Lucia Bertazzo, alongside workshops and educational activities, reinforcing the exhibition’s commitment to cultural mediation.