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.

Felicia Hunter, born in Angola, lives in Lisbon, where she was crowned Miss Drag in 2022. One of the pioneers of the ballroom scene in Portugal, Felicia is an emblematic figure who uses performance to create a deep connection with her audience. Mastering the art of Vogue, she delivers performances that are acclaimed by her spectators. Felicia was suggested to pose for Panmela by Amina, another participant in the Lisbon paintings, who pointed out that this portrait would be one of the key pieces in the series.