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A memória assume-se enquanto território que ativa o presente na sua relação com o passado. Em Portugal, África apresenta-se como lugar onde convergem memórias individuais e coletivas, públicas e privadas, que resultam de uma relação de séculos que se inicia de forma mais efetiva com o advento dos Descobrimentos. Os vários ciclos de colonização, a ideologia do Estado Novo que coloca o império no centro dos discursos, o 25 de Abril de 1974 e o posterior processo de descolonização concorrem para que África surja no campo da representação (artística) de forma recorrente e heterogénea. Pedro Valdez Cardoso, Vasco Araújo e Francisco Vidal são três artistas plásticos portugueses, com memórias e perspetivas distintas relativamente ao continente africano, o que se repercute nas suas obras, que refletem sobre as dinâmicas identitárias e a longa relação Portugal/África, na contemporaneidade – sem descurar o passado e perspetivar o futuro – a partir de espaços como a galeria e o jardim e de um privilegiado meio de representação do espaço: o mapa.
Memory is a territory where the present is activated by its relationship with the past. In Portugal, Africa presents itself as a place where individual and collective memories, as well as public and private memories converge. These memories result from a long-term historical relationship that became more effective with the Discoveries. Aspects such as the various cycles of the Portuguese colonization, the ideology of the “Estado Novo” (“New State”) – that places the empire at the centre of discourses –, the 25th April 1974 Revolution, as well as the decolonization process, contribute to transform Africa into a recurrent and heterogeneous topic in the domain of (artistic) representation. Pedro Valdez Cardoso, Vasco Araújo and Francisco Vidal are three contemporary Portuguese artists, who have different memories and perspectives on the African continent. By projecting these memories onto their works, and by discussing spaces such as the gallery and the garden, and the map understood as a particular representation of space, they mostly reflect about identity issues, the long term relationship between Africa and Portugal nowadays, and the importance of the past and the future.
Memory is a territory where the present is activated by its relationship with the past. In Portugal, Africa presents itself as a place where individual and collective memories, as well as public and private memories converge. These memories result from a long-term historical relationship that became more effective with the Discoveries. Aspects such as the various cycles of the Portuguese colonization, the ideology of the “Estado Novo” (“New State”) – that places the empire at the centre of discourses –, the 25th April 1974 Revolution, as well as the decolonization process, contribute to transform Africa into a recurrent and heterogeneous topic in the domain of (artistic) representation. Pedro Valdez Cardoso, Vasco Araújo and Francisco Vidal are three contemporary Portuguese artists, who have different memories and perspectives on the African continent. By projecting these memories onto their works, and by discussing spaces such as the gallery and the garden, and the map understood as a particular representation of space, they mostly reflect about identity issues, the long term relationship between Africa and Portugal nowadays, and the importance of the past and the future.
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Estudos de Cultura Memória Tempo História Espaço Visualidade Colonialismo Pós-colonialismo Portugal África Arte Contemporânea Portuguesa Artes Plásticas Pedro Valdez Cardoso Vasco Araújo Francisco Vidal Galeria Jardim Mapa Cultural Studies Memory Time History Space Visuality Colonialism Post-Colonialism Contemporary Portuguese Art Gallery Garden Map