Amina Gimba, Ana "Yaki" Machava, Eliana N'zualo, Géssica Stagno, Mapengo (Marilú Námoda), Pamina Sebastião, Yuck Miranda
Sem Sombras (Unshadowed) is an exhibition that will center the work of queer and trans Mozambican artists of various disciplines, including sound, visual and performance art.
The works presented will illuminate the lived realities and creative expressions of queer and trans Mozambicans and other Africans, often targeted by institutions and erased from mainstream culture. We want to showcase the survival and thriving of creatives who have carved their own way of being and dare to be their full selves without fear. Mozambique is one of only 10 (out of 54) nations on the African continent to have decriminalized homosexuality. Yet LGBTQIA+ people still live in fear of exposure, harm and assault. In many African nations, being homosexual, queer and gender non-conforming is criminalized to varying degrees, in some regions punishable by death.
The exhibition will showcase selected artists who are engaged in transformative cultural production and socio-political activism through creative mediums, exploring queerness in relation to the self, the other, space, time, language and the State.
Besides the exhibition, there will be a public program taking place in Maputopia, an independent community space built in Mafalala to promote more visibility of the art and perspectives of people in this and other neighborhoods in the periphery of Maputo. The program will happen in the evening, setting the tone for intimate conversations and reflections.
Carolina Policarpo, or caió is a luso-Mozambican urban ecologist, aspiring musician and poet. Their interests lie in understanding the relationships between humans and Nature, political ecology and public involvement.
Onyịnye Alheri is a multidisciplinary artist born in Lagos and currently living in southern Africa. Ọ is a member of Aguas Migrantes, an international collective of migrant artists from the global south, and has exhibited in several countries including Ethiopia, Mexico, South Korea and the United States.
Onyịnye Alheri is a multidisciplinary artist born in Lagos and currently living in southern Africa. Ọ is a member of Aguas Migrantes, an international collective of migrant artists from the global south, and has exhibited in several countries including Ethiopia, Mexico, South Korea and the United States.
