Lúcia + Madalena

Madalena Bettencourt, sound enthusiast and self-proclaimed sonoplástica, is fiercely looking to interpret the world through the exercise of listening. Beyond sculpture, she covers any discipline that allows her to treat Sound as an entity. Recently in her projects, she has approached the act of writing, and performance – finding in these moments the opportunity to explore her time in a deeper way. Since her bachelor’s degree in Sculpture, from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon, she has been involved in a series of collective and individual projects, including: “Construção de uma Utopia” artistic residency by Penumbra collective (October 2022); project “Arts 4 People and Earth”, organized by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Washington DC and ARS, Fundão (2023); solo happening-exhibition “Hoje o mundo vê-se mais do que se Ouve”, in the Cistern of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Lisbon (May 2023); Biennial of Loures “Jov’Arte”, awarded with the third prize (November 2023); sound composition for performance “Duas páginas por Dia” by António Rivotti, at the cultural space “Casa Cheia”, Lisboa (January 2024).

Lúcia Santos is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Reykjavík. After her BA in sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon, she has been focusing mainly on performative practices in her projects and further learning through masterclasses and workshops.