1 - What does Visual Poetry mean to you?
A poetical exercise in order to exceed image and to establish a new meaning for words.

2 - Who were and/or are your sources of inspiration, your models (either poets or artistic movements) in this artistic medium?
When I started to experiment with visual poetry in the mid 1970's, I did not even realize what it was. For that reason, I had nobody to inspire me. It was just a very strong need to express myself in order not to be suffocated by the ignorance of the environment that surrounded me, and also due to the lack of material resources.

3 - Why did you choose to create, or why do you enjoy creating, Visual Poetry as one of your artistic expressions?
All I wanted was to transgress reality and to question the Press, which manipulated information at that time. That is why I used magazines and newspapers.

4 - When did you first adopt Visual Poetry as a mode of expression?
During 1973 and 1974, when the Brazilian military dictatorship reached its climax, I used visual poetry to react to repression, as well as to combat the fear of losing awareness.