Flagrant Crime If I were a sculptor, this would be a sculpture. Located in those unusual places in nature that serve as a quiet place. Where absorbed in the moment, lovers merge in place and within in each other. Oblivious to the eyes that discover them in their intimacy. A small, innocent misdemeanor of hiding [...]
Little Choir in the Wild This artwork is a music venue dedicated to promoting the music in the forest. It offers diverse housing options for the musicians from various bird species. Since the presence of peacocks has defined the image of Fontelo Park, the peacock feather inspired structure is a tribute to the most iconic residents of [...]
Kassanje The faith in the virgin Pity and fear of forgotten souls under the polarized sky, Tear drops, sweat and blood Denude the possessions of soil. Inspired by historical events and the importance of cultural representation, the artwork examines relationship dynamics in time and space. This sculpture operates as a converged space for all living [...]
Conversations A constant conversation in the state of dreaming and consciousness sometimes needs to be interacted with in the physical world, through a means of representation. The conversation is expressed in debate, dialogue, discourse and diatribe, and materialised through the weaving relation of the minds and hands. I'm inviting you all into this world - [...]
The Rising Sun in the Land of Fear The sculpture “The Rising Sun in the Land of Fear”, is part of a series of works that Kia Henda has been exploring since 2015, inspired by the railings of buildings and houses in Angola. The social “dissimetry” has profoundly changed the physiognomy of the city, homes [...]
The Fontelo Sentinel An anthropomorphic presence, dialogues with the only tree that occupies the centre of the clearing. A construction, rigorous and architectural, confronts and accompanies the vegetal element, wild in its naturalness. A connection is established between the two vertical “beings” that creates a dense space of references, energetic and magnetic, which attracts visitors [...]
Misplaced Measure “Our piece is quite literally a microphone for a family of birds, a misplaced measure often overlooked. We propose a small incision into the earth, placing the user inside of the listening device, a gramophone of sorts, precisely directed at a vernacular birdhouse installed at the top of the trees. An object of [...]
Carpet of the Rock Textile works fall into a tradition of illuminating socio-political issues. In the shadow of Viseu’s Stadium, this piece marks out a place where conflict becomes constructive. Shedding light on the almost comical clashes between peafowls and pigeons in Fontelo, the locally grown wooden Carpet is composed of two overlapping patches that mark out territories through pattern, [...]
Lithos Lithos is a site-responsive sculpture that truly connects people with place. The piece uses natural materials of grey granite and local pine, transforming them to create a sculpture which draws out new playful interpretations of the landscape. The work takes the form of an interactive lithophone, which invites participation from the viewer. Sounds are [...]
The People’s Stone From mountain ranges to monoliths, stelae to milestones, naturally formed and hand-carved markers have been used as physical tools of reference, from gauging where we are, to saying how far we have to go, to communicating who has come before us. In contemporary times, carved stone forms are used less often, replaced [...]
