Ana Silva

Ana Silva (b. 1979, Calulo, Angola; lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal) expresses her creativity through the diversity of materials she uses. Canvas, wood, metal, acrylic paint and fabric are all elements that make up and shape her art. During her walks through the markets of Luanda, she began to distort the primary use of raffia bags and other artifacts into a work of memory; from abandoned objects to revived objects: "I can't separate my work from my experience in Angola, at a time when access to materials was difficult due to the war of independence and the civil war. My creativity was born from exploring my immediate environment. This experience had a big impact on the way I work and on my life in general."