Who we are

MAFAMBANE COLLECTIVE is a platform, a space dedicated to investigating contemporary societies through the lenses of arts and cultures. It stands at the intersection between different geographies, knowledges and linguistic realities, questioning borders and hierarchies of artistic and social imagination. We are a space for experimentation and debate, promoting critical thinking and discussing collective forms and methods. We are engaged with both art and research, understanding this platform as a collective, shared space.

MAFAMBANE COLLECTIVE and its MAF Journal aim to discuss narratives of migrations, resistances and decolonizations through artistic creation, under visual, sonic and poetic perspectives.

Sobre nós

MAFAMBANE COLLECTIVE é uma plataforma, um espaço dedicado à investigação das sociedades contemporâneas a partir das artes e culturas. Situa-se na interseção entre diferentes geografias, conhecimentos e contextos linguísticos, questionando fronteiras e hierarquias da imaginação artística e social. Somos um espaço de experimentação e debate, que incentiva o pensamento crítico, discutindo formas e métodos. Dedicamo-nos às artes e à investigação, e entendemos este espaço como coletivo e partilhado.

MAFAMBANE COLLECTIVE e a sua Revista MAF discutem narrativas de migrações, resistências e descolonizações através da criação artística, desde perspetivas visuais, sonoras e poéticas.

Chi siamo

MAFAMBANE COLLECTIVE è una piattaforma, uno spazio dedicato alla ricerca sulle società contemporanee a partire dalle arti e dalle culture. Si posiziona all'intersezione tra varie geografie, saperi e realtà linguistiche, mettendo in discussione confini e gerarchie dell'immaginazione artistica e sociale. Siamo uno spazio di sperimentazione e dibattito, che promuove il pensiero critico, discutendo forme e metodi. Ci dedichiamo alle arti e alla ricerca, e concepiamo questo spazio come colletivo e condiviso. 

MAFAMBANE COLLECTIVE e la sua Rivista MAF discutono le narrative di migrazioni, resistenze e decolonizzazioni attraverso la creazione artistica, partendo da prospettive visuali, sonore e poetiche.  

Nuno Silas is a Curator, Artistic Director, Multidisciplinary Researcher and Artist whose work explores curatorial practices and the history of museum collections. He is a PhD candidate in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Évora and a researcher at IHC–IN2PAST. Nuno has collaborated with institutions such as Humboldt Forum, Iwalewahaus Bayreuth, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Goethe-Institut Maputo, CCFMA, EGEAC and MUNHAC. He was awarded a Gulbenkian fellowship to attend the MA in African Verbal and Visual Arts at the University of Bayreuth (UB). As an artist, he has participated in several international exhibitions.

Noemi Alfieri is a Poet, Researcher and Translator, whose work deals with migration, diasporas, literary creation and resistance. She is a Researcher at CHAM - Centre for the Humanities and she obtained her PhD in Portuguese Studies - Book History and Textual Criticism fron NOVA-FCSH. She was a Visiting Fellow at the Africa Multiple (U. Bayreuth), University of Leiden, ISCED-Luanda, while also a member of several international research groups. As a poet, she published in several international venues, both individually and collectively. She was a UNIDEE Resident at CittádellArte - Fondazione Pistoletto and a Finalist of the Bologna in Lettere Performative Poetry Prize (2025).