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HENRIQUE J. PARIS 

Artistic and Research
Projects


Still and Moving
Image Productions

Curatorial and Social
Practices 
Recent and
Upcoming 
HJP is an Angolan art and research practitioner dissecting philosophical, architectonic and scenographic frameworks in relation to enacted modes of power, moral codes and Christian discipleship. His work seeks to push boundaries between visual media and socially engaged practices, using mixed media installations, placemaking and still-moving-images as sites of contestation.

Supported by the Sir Frank Bowling Scholarship, Paris’s ongoing doctoral investigation traces the entanglements between contemporary built environments and stigmatised social experiences. It attends to immersive modes of historiography.

Selected Press

Peripheral Witnessing

 Scenographic Installation



Newly commissioned  for exhibition Sacred Architectures, curated by Cindy Sissokho, Peripheral Witnessing builds upon my ongoing exploration of spatial arrangements, memory, and the politics of witnessing. As both a structural and atmospheric presence, it sets the stage at @hangar.cia for meaningful encounters, inviting shared presence and care. This installation invites us to reflect on how we witness and remember, and how the design of space itself shapes these experiences.

Within the broader context of Sacred Architectures an exhibition that intertwines histories of resistance, spirituality, and the politics of movement Peripheral Witnessing contributes a distinctive layer. It highlights how sacred practices, whether religious, ancestral, or vernacular, become woven into the very fabric of the architectures that shape our lives. Inspired by Darell Wayne Fields’ profound reflections on solitude, which explore the depth of introspective human experience, and Édouard Glissant’s Poetics of Relation, which delves into the interconnectedness of people, places, and histories, Peripheral Witnessing embodies the understanding that witnessing is not merely an individual act, but a collective, relational process.

In this way, the installation not only examines the physical and spiritual dimensions of space, but also reflects on how these sacred practices sustain, transform, and guide us, weaving a rich tapestry of resilience and collective memory.

Curated by  Cindy Sissokho