Among the leading voices of the contemporary Brazilian art scene, Jonathas de Andrade explores the intersections of memory, identity and society through works that combine documentary and fictional approaches.
At the centre of the exhibition is the new video Sisters With No Name, commissioned for Conciliazione 5, the contemporary art programme promoted by the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Vatican, curated by Cristiana Perrella and produced by Fondazione In Between Art Film. The work inaugurates the new programme of MACRO’s video room.
Developed from research conducted at the Lelio and Lisli Basso Foundation, the film focuses on a community of nuns active in Brazil during the 1960s, who brought together spirituality, political engagement and social pedagogy. Forced into exile by the military dictatorship, they relocated to Rome, where they continued their activities as laywomen, embodying a practice of spiritual freedom and social commitment.
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