Grada Kilomba: "Being an artist is working exactly with the themes that society cannot deal with, questions for which we have no vocabulary"
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Grada Kilomba: "Being an artist is working exactly with the themes that society cannot deal with, questions for which we have no vocabulary"

Expresso29 August 2026 at 08:00

Grada Kilomba is one of the most recognized contemporary artists today. Her exhibition "The Bottom of the World" is on display until September 27 at the Albuquerque Foundation in Sintra. A conversation with the artist was recovered, published as an episode of 'O Tal Podcast,' where she reflects on memory, colonialism, violence, art and power.

Grada Kilomba is described as a writer, researcher and transdisciplinary artist. In the conversation, she addresses themes she considers fundamental to her creative work. The artist states that being an artist means working exactly on the themes that society cannot deal with, questions for which there is no adequate vocabulary.

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