In Portugese, the word ‘tapumes’ means fence or enclosure. As an art student in Brasil, the view outside of Henrique Oliveira’s room was a cheap plywood fence that surrounded a construction site across the street.  Over a two year period he watched the wood decay, split and peel apart and thought about using it as an alternative canvas for his paintings.

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