SUBSTRATO #1 | «Déjà vu» by Ângela Fonseca

10 Fevevereiro a 2 Março

SUBSTRATO #1
Ângela Fonseca | «Déjà vu»

February 13 - March 2, 2025

We are pleased to present «Déjà vu», an installation by Ângela Fonseca, which establishes an intimate dialogue with the space that houses it. Ângela Fonseca's artistic practice, fundamentally sculptural, combines traditional and technological elements: it appropriates the aesthetics of Minimalism and Arte Povera, sometimes adding a sonic, sometimes kinetic dimension to her works. Composed of organic forms, in continuous vibration by the presence of direct current motors, the installation presents itself as a living organism, which accumulates several layers of meaning, where the materials themselves (latex and coal) assume a narrative and symbolic dimension.

«Déjà vu» by Ângela Fonseca is the first episode of SUBSTRATO, a new exhibition series at Zaratan that aims to foster artistic productions designed specifically for a particular space within Zaratan, namely the micro-amphitheater located in the gallery's black box. This concave structure becomes the central focus of the project. The close relationship with the space, the environment, and the architecture is an essential element of the presented works, which can be properly defined as site-specific.

BIOGRAPHY: ÂNGELA FONSECA works in the field of sculpture. She engages in artistic work involving relationships between constructed objects, body, and space, and has recently incorporated and explored sound in her sculptural practice. She explores these relationships through diverse artistic mediums. She holds a degree in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon, specializing in Transversal Means of Painting (2019-2021). She completed a Postgraduate degree in Sound Art: Experimental Processes (2024) and is continuing her artistic training in the Master's program in Sculpture at FBAUL. She has participated in various projects and exhibitions, notably in the collective exhibition, "Fossa Abissal," at Zaratan, Lisbon (2024); a solo exhibition at the Guilherme Cossoul Society, in Lisbon (2023); and in the Awards-Prizes at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (2022). Currently, she is collaborating with the National Arts Plan project in the municipality where she resides as a resident artist.

GUIDED TOUR WITH LGP INTERPRETER | February 22 at 5:00 PM
WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN | March 1, at 2:00 PM HOURS | Thu-Sun, 4:00 PM-8:00 PM
SUPPORT | República Portuguesa – Cultura / Direção-Geral das Artes

Poster design: Elzieta Rozanovaite