Pavilhão de Angola

Angola, 1951. Painter, filmmaker and photographer, Ole has created a vast body of work that reflects the multiple aspects of his creative universe, focusing on the themes of colonisation, civil war, famine, social conflicts and, specially, the human capacity for resistance and survival. Throughout his artistic career, he has developed projects that reveal a certain formal and aesthetic eclecticism, his works including drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video and cinema. His first exhibition was in 1967 and, since his international debut at the African-American Art Museum (Los Angeles) in 1984, his works have been shown in many exhibitions, festivals and biennales, including Havana (1986, 1988, 1997), São Paulo (1987), Berlin (1997), Johannesburg (1995, 1997), Dakar (1998) and Venice (2003, 2007). He also participated in the prestigious touring exhibitions: Africa Remix, Contemporary Art of a Continent and The Short Century.

Angola, 1980. Binelde Hyrcan grew up in Angola. Shocked by the images of war in his youth, he saw the real consequences of political decisions. It is in this mix, between the vision of a present living world in front of him and the dramatic effects of some abstract political decisions, that the artist caught this indelible image. Hyrcan expresses himself in the full range of artistic media: sculpture, painting, design, video-art and performance. He has exhibited widely across the globe from his first exhibition in 2008 Three times Two movements in Paris, to the 2nd Luanda Triennale in 2010 and the 2013 ‘No Fly Zone’ at the Museu Coleção Berardo, Lisbon.

Angola, 1980. When he was 18, he moved to Lisbon where he started to work in serigraphy studios. Here he had the first contact with the different printing techniques, among which he soon discovered photography. He started experimenting with the different technical possibilities of this means of expression. He participated in several group exhibition in Portugal, Angola, Brasil, Germany and France. Among the group exhibition, we recall África (2010) at the Museu Nacional de História Natural in Luanda, Bamako Photographic Encounters and the group show Present Tense (2013) at the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon. Among the solo show, we recall Schengen (2010) at Baginski, Galeria/ Projetos. In 2014 he was shortlisted for the BES Photo Award.

Francisco Vidal Angola, 1978. Francisco’s work examines the questions of race, difference, negritude and the African diaspora. he employs both the communicative possibilities of his plastic and aesthetic expression, as well as his relationship with society and modern Portugal and Angola. He believes it is particularly grounded in his era and his identity; something closely linked to the age group to which he belongs, and which one could almost consider a reflection of his generation. His works, in various formats, are the outcome from increasingly meticulous reflection on the reality in which he lives. He has exhibited solo and collectively since 2006.

Angola, 1975. Nelo studied painting and sculpture at the workshops of UNAP (National Union Plastic Artists) and has a background in carpentry and set design. Nelo inherited an interesting family legacy of masks makers. Also he plays an important role on the Luanda’s art community, teaching the youngest generation some of his 







techniques. He exhibits regularly since 2000 and developed Set Design for seve-ral theatre and film pieces.