Echoes in the Present, curated by Jareh Das, an independent curator working between the UK and West Africa, explores the connections between artists from Brazil and Africa, and their diasporas. These ties are shaped by shared histories marked by the forced movement of African people across the Atlantic, and by subsequent cultural exchange. Bringing together a range of contemporary practices, Echoes in the Present looks at heritage, innovation and speculative futures. Its narratives engage with the intricate relationships between land, material and memory.

The section includes the artists Bunmi Agusto (Tafeta), Serigne Mbaye Camara (Galerie Atiss Dakar), Diambe (Simões de Assis), Mélinda Fourn and Naomi Lulendo (Selebe Yoon), Lilianne Kiame and Sandra Poulson (Jahmek Contemporary), Aline Motta (Mitre Galeria), Alberto Pitta (Nara Roesler) and Tadáskía (Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel).

*image: Alberto Pitta, Ogum Wari, o primeiro ourives de Oxum (detail) from the series ‘Ogum que São Sete’, 2023. Paint and silkscreen on canvas. 3.5 × 3 m. Courtesy: the artist and Nara Roesler. Photo: Flavio Freire