In 2022, the visual artist AKACORLEONE marked his presence in Brazil with his TEMPLE OF LIGHT intervention at the Breve Festival in Belo Horizonte, an event primarily known for its musical program. Invited by the public art program Breve Arte, he created a site-specific artwork that took the form of a large-scale stain glass-like installation, with deep religious undertones, reflecting the central premise of the project, which presents a contemporary and critical take on the concept of cult and religion.

AKACORLEONE utilized his visual signature—a vibrant fusion of color, geometric shapes, and dynamic lines—to bring contemporary art to a vast and diverse audience, successfully breaking down gallery space barriers.

This participation at the Breve Festival, carried out in partnership with Underdogs Gallery, consolidated AKACORLEONE’s presence in the Brazilian cultural event circuit, reinforcing the power of urban art and street art to transcend boundaries. By transforming common areas of the festival (a primarily musical event) into focal points of color and pattern, the intervention acted as a visual portal, inviting the audience to interact with the space in a playful and aesthetic manner, and underscoring the synergy between art and youth culture.