assume vivid astro focus (avaf) was founded by Eli Sudbrack (b. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1968) in 2001. avaf occasionally morphs into a duo with Paris-based artist Christophe Hamaide Pierson (b. Paris, 1973), who also develops avaf’s exhibitions on his own. avaf also morphs into a collective sometimes, depending on the different projects they are involved in. Sudbrack lives and works between São Paulo and New York.