Maria do Carmo M. P. de Pontes (MFA Curating, Goldsmiths College, London) is an independent Brazilian curator and writer based in London. Her recent projects include the editorial coordination of the book Contemporary Art Brazil (2012) published by Thames & Hudson, and co-curatorship of the exhibition Mythologies, at the Cité des Arts, Paris (2011) and Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (2013). Between July 27th and August 2nd 2013 she took part in Kunsthalle Roveredo’s first edition, a residency hosted by Swiss curator Elise Lammer, alongside artists Pauline Beaudemont (France), Jan Kiefer (Germany), Benjamin Orlow (Finland), Emanuel Röhss (Sweden) and Max Ruf (Germany), as well as graphic designer Chan-Young Ramert (Germany).