The South African artist collective MADEYOULOOK has unveiled 'Mafolofolo' at Hangar – Centro de Investigação Artística in Lisbon. Curated by Margarida Mendes, the installation utilizes sound, oral histories, and liberation songs to map the complex relationships between land, memory, and dispossession in northern South Africa. The work, which originally debuted at documenta fifteen, has been reconfigured for this specific research-driven setting to explore themes of extraction and survival.
This exhibition highlights the importance of sonic archives in documenting Black everyday practices and histories of resistance that are often overlooked by traditional institutions. By positioning sound as a medium for both mourning and repair, MADEYOULOOK challenges viewers to reconsider land ownership and historical narratives. The show reinforces Hangar's role as a critical hub for contemporary African art and research-based practices in Europe.