NATUREZA VICIADA: Solo Show by Luís Damião
Through images in which the notion of contamination is manifestly stated, Luís Damião promotes, both materially and visually, a contemplation of the profound impact of human activity on the delicate balance of the global ecosystem. A body of work that, transcending the realm of theory, pushes us to immerse ourselves in the tangible consequences of unbridled consumerism that jeopardises the coexistence of living beings.
To the panoramic views carved on paper mâché and kraft paper, alluding to the necessary renewal of the primordial raw material, Luís Damião adds in "Destilador" and "Pena de morte" a photographic structuring skilfully produced from "objets trouvés", shrewdly modified in favor of their personification and an undisguised ironisation conceived from the staging, the metamorphosis and an almost futuristic animism that brings them to life. Oblivious to this theatricality, vigilantes prevail as heralds: the children who clean, purifying and the charcoal burners who sow, reforesting.
"Natureza Viciada" (Vicious Nature) prompts a reflection on the evolution of the concept of the post-human in the succession of the geological era of the Anthropocene. Like an anamnesis, it asks us. Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? Who will save us?
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FINISSAGE | NATUREZA VICIADA | SOLO SHOW BY LUÍS DAMIÃO
15 February 2024Join us on February the 15th between 5 and 9 pm, for the finissage cocktail of 'Natureza Viciada', a solo show by Angolan artist Luís...Read more -
Visions on Sustainability - A Journey through Art, Ethics and the Environment
ARTIST TALK AT CAMÕES - PORTUGUESE CULTURAL CENTRE, LUANDA 31 January 2024THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE gallery is thrilled to invite you to an evening of art and culture with the artist Luís Damião on...Read more -
NATUREZA VICIADA | Solo Show by Luís Damião
Exhibition Catalogue 5 January 2024Read more
