Huddled next to a towering palm, this sculpture of a grieving figure was intended as a memorial in Belem’s Parca da Republica. The light was far from ideal – it was mid-day when our tour bus brought us here. Yet it is this same “bad” light that makes this image express its idea. The memorial speaks of sorrow, and the angle of the sun places the face of the mourner into deep shadow, a perfect complement to the its purpose.