Arco Lisboa‘s 6th edition brings together more than 70 galleries from all over the world at Cordoaria Nacional, from May 25th to 28th.
The gallery will take part in the “Opening Lisboa” section (stand OP04), dedicated to new languages and artistic spaces, curated by Chus Martínez and Luiza Teixeira de Freitas.
For this edition, we have conceived a special project featuring the most recent production of Brazilian artists Íris Helena and Mulambö, whose current research and practices converge.
The works on display at the gallery stand (OP04) bring up the theme of foreign immigration in Portugal and the construction of the capital of Brazil (Brasília) by migrants, generating a reflection on the political and social developments of these historical and current events.
Through works in different media and with his unique ability to give to everyday objects new meanings, Mulambö addresses a topic of great relevance and debate in contemporary times. With his sharp and critical eye, the artist deals with the political and social consequences of immigration, in works that reveal symbolic nuances of this relationship developed with the host country, exploring issues such as xenophobia and the collective search for the reconstruction and renewal of a country.
On the other hand, Iris Helena sheds light on the issue of migrant workers who built Brasília and ended up founding the peripheral communities around Brazil’s new capital city. Her series “Livro do Tombo” (2018 – ongoing) comprises works that simulate a kind of contemporary archeology of these traces of life, among civil construction works. The artist leads us to reflect on the history and memory of these migrant workers and their relationships with the new “Shangri-la” of the tropics.
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PICTURES GALLERY
Rodrigo Gatinho
