Maria Dont Forget I Come From the Tropics

An examination of the relationship between the life and art of Maria Martins now recognized as one of the greatest Brazilian sculptors in addition to her engravings and texts The film reveals the greatness of her work and her boldness when dealing directly with the feminine perspective of sexuality a transgression that led to attacks by Brazilian critics In parallel her life as the wife of an important diplomat and her connection to Marcel Duchamp in a relationship of mutual collaboration between the two artists