
Lucas Gervilla
Guest PhD Candidate
Department of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Culture
Visual Artist and Filmmaker
PhD Candidate in Visual Arts at the Institute of Arts at São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Research in Greifswald from 2022 till 2024 with Prof. Dr. Annika Schlitte
funded by a DAAD scholarship
lucas.gervillaunespbr
www.gerva.me
Lucas Gervilla is a visual artist and filmmaker. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Visual Arts at the Institute of Arts at São Paulo State University (UNESP) and conducted research as part of a two-year exchange program (2022–2024) funded by a DAAD scholarship at the Institute of Philosophy of Greifswald University under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Schlitte.
His research focuses on topics such as the aesthetics of abandonment, spatiality, temporality, and memory. His doctoral thesis is titled "Aesthetics of Abandonment: Abandoned Places, Ruins, Memory, and Art."
Additionally, he completed a Master’s degree in Visual Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Communication. He has also been an artist-in-residence at ZK/U Berlin, CCI Fabrika Moscow, NES Iceland, and Residencia Epecuén in Argentina.
Rust, Mold, and Cracks: Post-Dualist Approaches on Spaces and Images
International Journal of Film and Media Arts
2023 | Vollständiger Artikel - Teil von ISSN: 2183-9271 - DOI: doi.org/10.24140/ijfma.v8.n2.03revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/ijfma/article/view/8787
Ruinous
2020 | E-Book
ISBN: 978-65-00-14656-1
gerva.me/2020/12/28/ruinoso-e-book/
Art in Ruins: Approaches and Developments
ArteFilosofia
2022 | Vollständiger Artikel - Teil von ISSN: 2526-7892
https://periodicos.ufop.br/raf/article/view/4475/4097
Caléndulas, Nostalgia and Ruins
Rotura - Revista de Comunicação, Cultura e Artes
2021 | Vollständiger Artikel - Teil von ISSN: 2184-8661 - DOI: 10.34623/DFQ8-PC32
publicacoes.ciac.pt/index.php/rotura/article/view/18
Site-specific: works oriented to a predetermined place
Revista Internacional em Língua Portuguesa
2020 | Vollständiger Artikel - Teil von ISSN: 2182-4452 DOI: 10.31492/21842043.rilp2020.38/pp.49-67
Fresh Fish
Installation – Iceland, 2024.
https://gerva.me/2024/01/28/fresh-fish/
Iron, Mud and Copper
Installation - Brazil, 2022.
https://gerva.me/2022/05/18/ferro-lama-e-cobre/
Rust, Mold and Cracks
Video - Germany, 2022.
https://youtu.be/TM-AzjsKJ-Q
Belem Street 58
Video - Brazil, 2020.
https://youtu.be/BTAFVyQRbUw
Ruinous
Documentary - Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Russia, 2020.
https://youtu.be/JfvR02U_sUM
Edmur and His Truck
Documentary - Brazil, 2018.
https://vimeo.com/292813689