Solange Lima, director of the Paulista Museum - University of São Paulo, raises questions about the artist's imagination, the historical and current dimensions of the painting "Independência ou Morte" [Independence or Death], by Pedro Américo, which is today in the noble hall of the monument building of the Museu Paulista, in the Ipiranga neighborhood of São Paulo. Sesc Ipiranga. It was part of the sound installation "Aparelhagem" [Rig] of the project Fields of Prepositions - Sesc Ipiranga, by O grupo inteiro (15/09 - 12/04/2016).