The Sun Rose in the Third Region, 2021-ongoing
Ngangula on the Wall, 2022
aquatint, hardground and softground etching on fabriano
aquatint, hardground and softground etching on fabriano
Ngangula in the Flesh, 2022
aquatint, hardground and softground etching on fabriano
aquatint, hardground and softground etching on fabriano
A Mirage at a Distance, 2022
colour reductive woodcut on munken
colour reductive woodcut on munken
Ngangula, the Matrix, 2021
cut and inked up linoblock
cut and inked up linoblock
the story goes that on December 1st 1968, Augusto Ngangula – a child frequenting one of the MPLA’s CIR (centre for revolutionary instruction) – was on his way to class after a long break when he was approached by portuguese colonial troops. the child was reportedely questioned on the location of the MPLA base and school nearby and brutally murdered for his refusal to divulge.
this story, its narrativised bravery and devotion in Ngangula's dramatis personae, along with the CIR system (where children were taught to read and write and introduced to the movement’s ideology) served as the model for the creation of Organização dos Pioneiros de Agostinho Neto (Organization of the Pioneers of Agostinho Neto) OPA, a children’s youth league- which in some ways assimilates to children scoutship. the story has, since the 1970s, been used as a role model fable for children into idealogical instillment, to live and die for Patria.
there has been much contestation to the veracity of the story, members of the MPLA having come out in response multiple times over the years.