omentejovem
The Ground Was My Teacher
2025

In childhood, omentejovem found joy in playing with kites – though, more often than not, they never made it to the sky. The attempts often ended in scraped knees and shattered frames. Yet, even in defeat, there was invention: broken kites became raw material for new toys, crafted from salvaged sticks and tangled strings. The artist reflects that, in many ways, that pattern still shapes his life today.

About the collection

Stories on Circles is a 10-work collection by Brazilian artist omentejovem, first presented by SILK in Bali, May 2025.

Across the series, rounded forms and symbolic figures appear in intimate, colorful scenes. The circle returns throughout the collection as a structure for holding feeling: a shape that gathers bodies, gestures, memories, and moments of closeness.

Following the sold-out digital release, selected works from ‘Stories on Circles’ are now available as physical prints through Silk Store. Each print is drawn from the original collection, bringing omentejovem’s digital images into a material form made for sustained looking.

Each piece is available in two formats. Regular edition prints come as a limited edition of 3, signed and numbered by the artist and shipped rolled in a protective tube — ready for you to frame your own way. The artist's proofs (A.P.) are the collector's format: signed and numbered, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.