As if he were nearsighted, Hudinilson Jr. often tried his hand at simple graphic resources in the production of his work, through obsessively amplified photocopies of A3 and A4 formats. These include the presence of chequered structures, printed on notebook paper or meticulously constructed by his own design and cut-andpaste techniques. During a lengthy period, the recurring figure of this grid stands out in self-portraits and images of naked men, guiding us to an understanding of the political, social, moral and physical restraints to which homoerotic desire and queer artistic thought were subjected to during the years of military dictatorship and the outbreak of AIDS. – MH