Janaina Mello Landini (São Gotardo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1974) is an artist based in São Paulo, Brazil. Drawing on her background in architecture, physics, and mathematics, as well as a keen perception of time, she creates works that unfold across multiple spatial scales. Her ongoing research has given rise to series such as “Ciclotramas,” made from ropes that are unraveled into extremely thin strands, and “Labirintos Rizomáticos,” satin works that construct multifocal perspectives, subverting traditional notions of linear composition and depth.
In recent years, she has exhibited her work in Brazil, France, the Netherlands, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates. Her pieces are held in both private and institutional collections, including MAR – Museu de Arte do Rio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); MAD – Musée des Arts Décoratifs / French National Collection (Paris, France); Fondation Carmignac (France); BIC Collection (France); Facebook (Menlo Park, USA); and The Graeme and Mabie Briggs Collection of Latin American Art (Australia). Key institutional exhibitions include her participation in Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2016); the Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, France (2019); and the 13th Bienal do Mercosul (a major contemporary art biennial in Porto Alegre, Brazil) in 2022, alongside her solo exhibitions at Zipper Galeria, São Paulo, in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2024.