Nuno Silas narrates the lives of miners and Mozambican families in South Africa

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Nuno Silas narrates the lives of miners and Mozambican families in South Africa

11:19 CAT | 19 Feb 2025

File photo: Noticias/ Yassmin Forte

'Madjoni-Djoni – Portraits of Miners and Mozambican Families in South Africa', is the title of the exhibition by the interdisciplinary visual artist, Nuno Silas, on display at the Franco-Mozambican Cultural Centre (CCFM) and the Mozambican-German Cultural Centre (CCMA).

The exhibition, on display until 29 March of this year, portrays the Mozambican labour migration to South Africa, evoking the struggle for better living conditions and the resistance to apartheid.

Nuno Silas builds his narrative using photographs, videos, installations and drawings to highlight the experience of migrants in South African mines and the importance of the Makwayela dance as an expression of identity and resilience.

His photographs, performances and large-scale sculptures encapsulate cultural dynamics of the present, exploring issues of Mozambican identity and African cultural heritage at the intersections of art, politics, technology and post-memory.

A PhD candidate in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Évora (Institute of Contemporary History) and the University of Leipzig, Germany, his work is informed by personal and collective narratives.

Nuno Silas was born in Maputo in 1988 and is an interdisciplinary visual artist and curator who lives between Germany, Mozambique and Portugal.

Source: RM