Nathalie Braun Barends, also known as Petsire, is an international multi-media artist whose work includes paintings, photography, video, light installations and happenings.
Between 1996 and 2001, she earned a Stricto Sensu master's degree in Communication and Arts with Dr. Prof. Manuel Moran at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
She researches and creates symbols, works with natural and light emitting pigments, new media and materials or design.
She participates in social-ambiental projects and is interested in local cultures, their rituals and tribal organization: Xavantes or A'uwẽ Uptabi in Brazil,[2] Hopi in the US, Mapuche in Cile, Aboriginal Australians, Bantu in Gabon.
[5] The German Supreme Court upheld the decisions and ruled, that the removal of the artworks did not infringe her moral rights as artist.