Francisco Babo

Born in 1986, lives and works in Porto, Portugal

Two surfaces joined at 90 degrees become a space. A space observed from a single point of view becomes a flat surface. Does the mask belong to the second or the third dimension? Francisco Babo analyses in his work the contemporary challenges of painting, photography and video, by confronting them with the performativity of the human body. The body is a key element in Babo’s practice, as it gives the scale, determines the point of view and activates the works, questioning the notion of objectivity of the spectators’ and/or actors’ postures. He draws from art history as much as from popular practices such as karaoke, sport or television, and refutes the idea of a static, frozen, museum-like art.

www.cargocollective.com/franciscobabo

residency

01.05.21 – 31.05.21

Porto Cross Residency,
in Clermont-Ferrand
in partnership with Maus Hábitos and Saco Azul

This cross residency is made in partnership with the association Saco Azul and Maus Hábitos.

www.sacoazul.org
www.maushabitos.com

encounter

29.05.21, 12:00

Porto Cross Residency,
in Clermont-Ferrand
in partnership with Maus Hábitos and Saco Azul

Autruche Sessions

Une rencontre avec Francisco Babo avec la participation de David Blasco, Tom Castinel, Ysbelia, Bruno Silva, Swane Vieira et d'autres à confirmer.

Pour la fin de la résidence croisée entre Porto et Clermont-Ferrand, Francisco Babo vous invite pour un déjeuner dans le jardin d'Artistes en Résidence accompagné d'une présentation de ses recherches et de quelques formes sonores et plastiques proposées par des artistes invité·es.

Rendez-vous pour le déjeuner à 12h à Artistes en Résidence au 11 rue de la Rochefoucault à Clermont-Ferrand.
Le repas et les boissons sont offerts.