Des-saudade

Fidel Évora’s work is driven by the belief that the Information Age absorbs everything: our reality, landscapes, and identities. Through a process of converting digital images into pixel maps, Évora manipulates these memory organization systems into new compositions. With the use of analog printing techniques such as screen-printing or lithography, he brings these images to life, transforming them from digital bits to carbon- based representation. Here, Évora alludes to a unique a Portuguese word, “saudade”, a deep longing for someone or past moments. He suggests that nostalgia is no longer a refuge; the past, the other, must be digitised, archived and constantly accessible. Space and time collapse into a continuous present, where nothing is truly gone and everything must be visible. Notable exhibitions include Alter Ego, Old Court Building, Macau, (2018); Interferências, Museu de Arte Arquitectura e Tecnologia (MAAT), Lisbon, (2022); 8 Artists 48 Years of Freedom - Mural, MAAT, Lisbon, (2022); IDEM Paris, Paris, (2022) and 1-54 London, (2024).