

Vasco Araújo
"S’He" is a series of photographs created from self-portraits taken on Polaroids in 2000. This series reflects on the nature of identity and its construction over time and lived experiences. It is through the text, written on each photograph, that identity is described as an artificial system, shaped by choices and circumstances, built around passions and adversities that eventually fade away. This idea of forgetting as part of the identity formation process is crucial and suggests that the new self is built upon the foundations of the past but is not limited by it.
The works also address the relationship between voice and body, highlighting how the voice can elicit physical responses, from mimetic gestures to an awareness of the presence of the audience. This connection between voice and body invites us to explore the complex processes of formation and expression of human identity, as well as its connections with time, memory, and the external world.
Exhibitions
2024 RITORNARE, Galeria Francisco Fino, Lisbon