Mário Macilau's exhibition at La Terrasse espace d'art de Nanterre curated by Elvira Dyangani Ose is a sensitive reflection on time and memory, which suggests both the strength and the fragility of the lives of past, present and future generations.
The Mozambican artist Mário Macilau combines in a single photograph portraits of families, often mother and child with surrounded abandoned places, especially buildings dating from the colonial era. Each photograph was taken with a single slow pause that allows him to aim the lens first at people and then at the scene.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
Mário Macilau. Installation view of “Circle of Memories”at La Terrasse espace d’art de Nanterre, 2021.
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