Close-up: Ana Vaz

Bozar and SIC (SoundImageCulture) invite Ana Vaz, one of the most significant visual artists of her generation, for a Close-up. Over three evenings, the public will have the opportunity to discover her unique practice through a selection of her films and multiple encounters. As part of the exhibition Belleza e Brutezza, a carte blanche has been given to the filmmaker and Filipa Ramos (writer and curator). This project will unfold in two moments: Bozar All Over the P(a)lace and 2 May 2026.

Born in 1986 in Brasília, Vaz's work explores the relationship between humans, their environment, and collective memory. Her films, blending the political, ecological, and poetic, delve into the buried ghosts of her hometown, a symbol of both promise and fracture. A graduate of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Le Fresnoy, she extends her work beyond cinema to include writing, installations, and pedagogy. Winner of the Kazuko Trust Award, she is currently developing Anhnanguera at the Villa Medici, a trans(e)historical fiction inspired by the colonization of Brazil’s Far West. 

The Close-up is conceived in collaboration with writer and curator Filipa Ramos, PhD. Her research examines how contemporary art engages with ecology and articulates relationships between nature and technology, while exploring post-anthropocentric perspectives within the arts and the humanities.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.