Sandra Poulson is an Angolan artist based in London and Luanda. Onde o Asfalto Termina, e a Terra Batida Começa (2024) continues Poulson’s exploration of the formal and informal environments of Luanda and the way they dictate movement in the city, both literally and in terms of societal structures. The work focuses on the moment in which the loose ground of an informal road meets the paved road and uses it to explore the nuance between what is deemed central or peripheral, habitable or inhabitable, local or global. Made of discarded cardboard and starch, this site-specific papier-mâché installation includes extracts from the cityscape that constitute human activity and divisions. A multichannel video installation displayed on the side walls is composed of candid videos filmed on a phone that capture different moments, events, and materials that occur and form the city. They complete the installation by offering insight into the rigorous and extensive documentation process that feeds into Poulson’s research.
This is the first time the work of Sandra Poulson is presented at Biennale Arte.
—Natalia Grabowska
