Artist in Her Studio, 2025
2 synchronised monitors, MiniDV transferred to 4K, 16:9, 8 minutes 30 seconds, colour, sound
Footage of the Portuguese and Cape Verdean visual artist Luísa Queirós in her studio, filmed in 2009 while I was living in Mindelo, Cape Verde. Born in Portugal, she moved to Cape Verde shortly before independence in 1975 and died there in 2017. Throughout her career, she publicly opposed cultural policies she considered short-sighted. She was in between worlds, describing herself as Portuguese by birth and Cape Verdean at heart. It has been documented that at times she spoke of disillusionment and of the desire to forego life.
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