Diana Policarpo

Diana Policarpo (b. Lisbon, 1986) is a visual artist and composer who explores themes such as gender politics, economic structures, health and interspecies relations through interdisciplinary research.

Ciguatera is a large-scale installation based on a research trip to the Savage Islands. The huge rock-shaped sculptures fill the gallery with voices of the islands and their inhabitants, evoking each person’s place in the stories and mythologies of the archipelago. The title refers to the poisoning that occurs after eating fish contaminated with ciguatoxins. In this project, the artist draws inspiration from both science and science fiction to create narratives that are both factual and fictional, creating an immersive visual and sound environment.

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