Opening:
Thursday 4 September, 6 - 9pm
Talk:
Wednesday 18 September, 5.30 - 7pm
Closing gig:
Saturday 26 September, 7 - 9pm
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday, 12pm - 5pm
Faces I See When I Go To Sleep
Paes
Ends 26 September 2025
Faces I See When I Go To Sleep is the result of the artist's immersion in the universe of dreams and everyday observation: the dream as a goal to be achieved, as a form of self-analysis and understanding of the human being beyond this material plane. Also dream as a revolutionary act, since capitalism doesn't consider dreaming, analysing or resting to be productive, profitable or essential. It's important to dream, it's what makes us feel alive and hopeful, what makes us human.
The exhibition involves themes of psychology, sociology, memory and his chronicle of the social layers and the people around, those whom he loves, strangers he sees in the streets and artists that inspires him in some way.
The exhibition consists of a series of figurative/ abstract paintings in acrylic and oil, a sculpture, an installation and several objects. Curated by Husk Bennett.
About the artist
Paes is a musician, composer, producer and visual artist, born in Recife (Brazil), settled in Lisbon in 2021. He began his studies with visual arts in Recife, Brazil, with painters such as the Dutchman Roberto Ploeg and the Brazilian designer and physicist Plínio Santos. He is graduated in Phonograph Production at the Aeso Barros Melo, Olinda – PE, and studied Visual Arts in a degree at the Universidade Lusófona of Lisbon.
He made his first series of paintings between 2008 and 2011, called “Fotosensibilidade”. With this exhibition, he toured galleries, associations and cultural festivals in his hometown, such as “MAU MAU”, “Lesbian Bar” and “Arte em toda parte”. In 2020, during the isolation caused by the pandemic, he began painting the series “A Memory of Saudade”. In 2021 he began exhibiting in various places in Spain such as “L’Occulta”, “Leopardo Leopardi”, “Center Cívic de Sarrià”, “Espai l’argolla” and “Bridge 48”, in Barcelona, and the gallery “TACA”, in Palma de Mallorca, “Tini Mini Room”, in Dordrecht, Netherlands and “The Holy Art Gallery”, in London, UK. The artist has also had various works exhibited in galleries from Belfast, such as: Platform Arts, Pollen Studios and Catalyst Arts Gallery, of which he became a member in July 2023.