In the conception of Panmela Castro's Affective Drift, the fortuity is the subject of a search for belonging. Life is guided by meetings by chance, in a process of feeling liberated to float. Moments of encountering that are aleatory and others that were already written. In this series, the artist surrenders to this movement in territories where she is led by the network of affection she develops by letting herself go.

During some weeks of the year 2024, the artist set up a studio on a small balcony in Lisbon, adorned with plants and Portuguese tiles where she received friends, newly acquainted people, and strangers to be portrayed in her drift process.

Yen Sung, with origins in Portugal, China and Mozambique, is one of the city's oldest DJs, a pioneer in paving the way for other women in the profession. Passionate about music, Yen Sung is also a devoted mother, taking loving care of her teenage daughter. In the midst of the emotional and political debates that permeated the afternoon of her meeting with Panmela, her portrait emerged. With a deep gaze and wearing a blue shirt with puffed sleeves, Yen Sung captures us in a moment of strength.