Dig Ferreira is a multidisciplinary Brazilian artist. With a background in Interior Design from the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED), his work is structured around four core pillars: Doc-Drawing, Forging Armors, Shakuhachi, and Dance. These practices intertwine memory, ritual, body, and transformation into a singular artistic voice.
Since 2016, Doc-Drawing has been Dig’s signature project — a performative drawing technique in which he uses a Japanese sumi brush and ink held with his mouth. This approach allows him to capture moments, emotions, and social environments in real time, acting as both witness and participant. What began in the streets of São Paulo has since grown into large-scale artworks and live performances across, protests, events, festivals, and exhibitions in Brazil, the U.S., and beyond.
In Forging Armors, Dig explores identity, protection, and sustainability by transforming second-hand clothing into wearable art. These garments function as “armors” — symbolic, poetic, and functional — reflecting the body’s resilience and the power of color as a healing force. Originally a personal ritual, the project now includes community participation, sparking collective reflection on fashion, consumption, and self-image.
His connection to the Shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute, adds a meditative and ancestral layer to his research. As a disciple of Sensei Akio Yamaoka (Nishakukai do Brazil), Dig studies Honkyoku pieces on both the 1.8 and 2.0 flutes, integrating breath, silence, and discipline into his broader practice.
Dance, present in his life since age 10, is the final foundation of his work. Movement serves as both ritual and medicine — a path to purify, liberate, and connect. Through the body, Dig explores emotional memory and spiritual expression, often incorporating dance into performances and artistic processes.
Together, these four pillars form an integrated language of presence, resistance, and poetic documentation — a living archive of life itself.
.Photo by: Lucas Raion
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