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.

Amina is one of those articulate people who knows everyone and therefore connects people. She played an essential role in Panmela's journey through Lisbon, offering both emotional and practical support in the search for connections and solutions to everyday issues. A journalist and cultural professional, Amina met Panmela through Instagram, but the two already had mutual friends in Brazil, where Amina came from as an immigrant.