The extensive Araçatubense landscape was an essential element in the development of Ilka Lemos' free imagination. The contrast between the quietness of the rural life and the incessant movement of the urban scenery play a leading role in the production of the series “Metropolis”.

Marked by the city's excessive verticality, Ilka's painting mirrors chaos: buildings, windows, façades and the crowdedness of lines occupy the entirety of its frames, condensing the portrait of a skyless metropolis.