TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, My head is anointed
Mixed media on canvas, 78 x 71 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, I shall not fear the moon by night nor the sun by day
Mixed media on canvas, 140 x 157 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, My head is anointed with oil
Mixed media on canvas, 77.5 x 73.5 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, I will be healed and abundance will be revealed to me
Mixed media on canvas, 78.5 x 77 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, I am like a tree that always bears fruit
Mixed media on canvas, 95 x 82 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, A lamp shone over my head, and with that light I walked through darkness
Mixed media on canvas, 99 x 92 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, Put thou my tears into thy bottle
Mixed media on canvas, 81 x 81 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, I am sat besides still waters, my soul is refreshed
Mixed media on canvas, 155 x 119 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, My wailing turned into dancing, my sackcloth was removed and I was clothed with joy
Mixed media on canvas, 100 x 91 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, My throne was established a long time ago
Mixed media on canvas, 92 x 99 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, I will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way
Mixed media on canvas, 79 x 68 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, I will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream
Mixed media on canvas, 61 x 55.5 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, When you pass through the waters, I will be with you
Mixed media on canvas, 81 x 76 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, I am the salt of the Earth
Mixed media on canvas, 119 x 125.5 cm
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, Even the darkness is not dark to me, the night is as bright as the day
Mixed media on canvas, 76 x 76 cm
‘We heal by retelling our stories.’
Teresa Kutala Firmino’s work negotiates trauma, both personal and collective, in everyday life. Her paintings are constructed scenes of the past and present, which are sometimes intertwined. Firmino carefully collects images from magazines, newspapers, historical documents and social media, and places them in colourful, box-like stages. This creates surreally baroque scenes which take place in tightly confined interiors, where the characters have the opportunity to re-enact their stories or construct new ones. This process allows Firmino to create alternative past, present and future narratives of Africa, thus rebuilding her own archive of African history.
TERESA KUTALA FIRMINO, Untitled II
Mixed media on canvas, 76 x 76 cm
‘We heal by retelling our stories.’
Teresa Kutala Firmino’s work negotiates trauma, both personal and collective, in everyday life. Her paintings are constructed scenes of the past and present, which are sometimes intertwined. Firmino carefully collects images from magazines, newspapers, historical documents and social media, and places them in colourful, box-like stages. This creates surreally baroque scenes which take place in tightly confined interiors, where the characters have the opportunity to re-enact their stories or construct new ones. This process allows Firmino to create alternative past, present and future narratives of Africa, thus rebuilding her own archive of African history.
Specialists in contemporary art from South Africa. Established in 1913. South African artists are part of the global conversation. We seek to make their voices heard.