Brazilian artist Cinthia Marcelle has unveiled a major site-specific installation titled "beginning, middle, beginning" at the Serralves Museum in Porto. Developed in collaboration with the architecture collective vão, the work transforms the museum’s Central Gallery into a space governed by cycles of repetition rather than linear progression. Drawing inspiration from the Quilombola philosopher Nêgo Bispo, the installation challenges Western colonial structures and highlights the importance of ancestral knowledge and Indigenous cosmologies.
This exhibition marks Marcelle’s first solo presentation in Portugal and represents a significant institutional engagement with decolonial artistic practices. By interrogating how social architectures and power systems are embedded in everyday life, the project aligns with a broader global movement in contemporary art to dismantle Eurocentric temporalities. The long-term nature of the commission, running through May 2026, underscores the museum's commitment to hosting complex, transdisciplinary dialogues on social organization and history.