FABIO COLAÇO
PT, 1995
Fábio Colaço (PT, 1995) was born in Lisbon, where he lives and works.
Although Fábio Colaço engages with a wide spectrum of artistic languages, his practice is principally centered on sculpture, which functions as the primary medium through which he articulates his conceptual inquiries. His work is deeply invested in a critical examination of the complex interplay between power and language, exploring the ways in which discourses, visual representations, and symbolic structures are produced, disseminated, and normalized within contemporary society. Through this exploration, the artist interrogates the mechanisms by which authority, meaning, and social conventions are established, maintained, and internalized, shedding light on the subtle processes through which normative frameworks are constructed.
Irony, humor, and subversion constitute recurring and transversal elements within his practice, operating not merely as stylistic features but as deliberate strategies for challenging entrenched paradigms and destabilizing conventional perceptions. These devices enable his work to operate simultaneously as critique and reflection, fostering a space in which viewers are encouraged to reconsider habitual frameworks of understanding and to engage with alternative interpretations and possibilities within the contemporary sociocultural landscape.
He has participated in numerous exhibitions, including: “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”, ADN Galeria, Barcelona (2024); “…daquele que é (des)objeto III, Fundação Leal Rios, Lisbon (2025); “Looking at the World Through the Soma Effect”, Apartamento Contemporary Art, Marseille (2024); “Guerra: Realidade, Mito e Ficção” at MACAM - Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando Martins, Lisbon (2025); “Para sempre e nunca mais”, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas, Elvas (2024); “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale” at Macao Museum of Art, Macao (2023).
His work can be found in various private and public collections, higligthing: Centro de Arte Oliva - Coleção Norlinda e José Lima, PT; La Fabrique - Marc et Josée Gensollen, FR; Galila’s P.O.C. - Galila Barzilaï-Hollander, BE; MACE - Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Elvas, PT; MACAM - Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando Martins, PT; CACE - Coleção de Arte Contemporânea do Estado, PT.