The artist’s practice and investigation reflects on the memory, inheritance and identity from a decolonial and critical point of view against the dominant narrative and cultural imposition.
The Angolan artist’s multidisciplinary production ranges from sculpture, photography and video to installation and performance, highlighting the diversity of materials and media throughout his artistic career.
Januario explores the ideas of home and self, challenging historic and contemporary narratives in a world with greater interdependence among its economies, cultures and populations. In this globalized and intercultural context, the artist’s investigation and practice reflects on the memory, inheritance and identity from a decolonial and critical point of view against the dominant narrative and cultural imposition. His work questions how this past impacts our present and even our future.
His interest in the parallelism between fiction and reality drives him to study the relationship between humans and non-humans through time and space, while the body is a connecting bridge between past and present and a generator of historical narrative. In this context, the body is a key element, represented in a multidimensional way within the framework of globalization and transcultural interaction. This element is manifested both in his photographs or videos and through performances which have the potential to interact with the public.