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"Resilient Narratives: Memory, Identity, and the Hybridity of Forms"
"Resilient Narratives: Memory, Identity, and the Hybridity of Forms", brings together three Portuguese artists - Ana Malta, Manuela Pimentel, and António Faria - in a profound exploration of the intersections between identity, cultural heritage, and artistic experimentation. Grounded in both personal and collective narratives, their practices reflect the transformative power of memory and tradition in shaping contemporary art.
Ana Malta (being presented at Art Paris for the first time) investigates the intimate relationship between the body, memory, and domestic spaces. Her richly textured compositions blend vibrant colors and three-dimensional forms, transforming the body into a living archive of stories and emotions. By navigating the thresholds of the personal and the universal, Malta’s work elevates everyday experiences into symbols of identity and belonging.
Manuela Pimentel reimagines traditional Portuguese tiles as vessels of memory, history, and cultural sustainability. Her sculptural paintings revive forgotten narratives, merging the scholarly legacy of Baroque aesthetics with the visual codes of street art. Pimentel’s use of reclaimed materials underscores impermanence and ecological awareness, forging a poignant dialogue between heritage and the contemporary.
António Faria (being presented at Art Paris for the first time) offers a melancholic yet striking vision of nature’s fragility through monochromatic drawings and multimedia installations. His works evoke a world in decay, dramatizing the interplay between memory, mortality, and human absence. By frequently integrating traditional drawing with video, sound, and light, Faria crafts immersive environments that transcend the limits of medium, inviting deep introspection.
Together, these artists respond to Art Paris 2025’s theme, “Out of Bounds,” by breaking through geographic, cultural, and conceptual barriers. Their works celebrate hybridity as a strategy for artistic and cultural survival, where the convergence of diverse practices and traditions becomes a source of strength and innovation. In a world shaped by shifting identities and ecological uncertainty, "Resilient Narratives" highlights the critical role of art in connecting past and present, individual and collective, and tradition and transformation. Each work in the project embodies a dialogue between memory and reinvention, offering audiences a thought-provoking reflection on how art transcends boundaries to address universal questions of belonging, resilience, and renewal.
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SELECTED WORKS
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ABOUT THE WORKS
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Known for his immersive and emotionally charged practice, António Faria presents an entirely new body of work at Art Paris 2025. Through large-scale monochromatic drawings and polyptych compositions, Faria offers a melancholic yet powerful vision of nature’s fragility, evoking landscapes suspended between presence and absence, memory and decay.
Following his recent solo exhibition Delicate Flowers Facing Death, presented by THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE, Faria deepens his exploration of mortality, identity, and the human condition. His meticulous drawing practice, marked by intensity and repetition, gives rise to richly textured surfaces that transcend simple representation, revealing a world shaped by impermanence and introspection.
At once intimate and monumental, his works transform nature into both subject and metaphor—an emotional landscape through which we confront the passage of time and the limits of human presence. -
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Manuela Pimentel reimagines traditional Portuguese tiles as vessels of memory, history, and cultural sustainability. Her sculptural paintings revive forgotten narratives, merging the scholarly legacy of Baroque aesthetics with the visual codes of street art. Pimentel’s use of reclaimed materials underscores impermanence and ecological awareness, forging a poignant dialogue between heritage and the contemporary.
Her art reflects on impermanence and the dialogue between past and present, reviving forgotten stories and reinterpreting the visual language of Baroque canons. Through a sustainable creative process, incorporating reclaimed materials, Manuela engages in an aesthetic exploration that underscores both cultural heritage and contemporary ecological concerns.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
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ABOUT THE GALLERY
THIS IS NOT A WHITE CUBE is an international contemporary art gallery, founded in Luanda in 2016 and based in Lisbon, Portugal. Through the representation and collaboration with both national and international artists, whether established or emerging, the gallery presents a program focused on relevant narratives and debates, associated with the European context and the Global South. With a pioneering spirit of decompartmentalization and inclusion, favoring intercultural dialogues, it is the first African gallery in Portugal to open its collaborative circle to both local artists and artistic productions from the Global South, including Brazil and non-Lusophone African countries. The gallery maintains a regular and significant presence at major international art fairs.
ARTPARIS 25: Art Paris 2025 Art Fair
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