Carla Filipe in conversation with João Mourão and Luís Silva

In the Kimbundu language, the word "maka" refers to a conversation, a subject that causes disagreement, a discussion with an instructive end.

"The Innerworld of the Outerworld of the Innerworld", title of a famous book by Peter Handke, formulates the awareness that each sentence – or in the case of André Cepeda, each image – has a history.

A selected piece from the "Writing for a Substantially Altered World" workshop by It's Freezing in LA!

What can we learn from collaborating with biological organisms as artists and designers? How do we integrate living systems in architecture?

Part of "maat Mode – The People Interviews" — a series of informal conversations

The reinvention of maat's reception spaces

Part of "maat Mode – The People Interviews" — a series of informal conversations

“Nothing is original; every image is a transfer.”

Part of "maat Mode – The People Interviews" — a series of informal conversations

Part of "maat Mode – The People Interviews" — a series of informal conversations

From macrocosm to microcosm, the Pamiri house or Chid is a mechanism that supports life and an embodiment of their beliefs.

Part of "maat Mode – The People Interviews" — a series of informal conversations

"The need to lie about the past comes from the idea that the past doesn’t include me."

Part of "maat Mode – The People Interviews" — a series of informal conversations

The maat visual identity project combines three ideas that are linked to each other as metaphors and formal mechanisms.

“I Design Museums for a Living. Here’s Why Their Boarded-Up Lobbies Are Sending All the Wrong Messages Right Now” (Artnet News, 17/06/2020)

Part of "maat Mode – The People Interviews" — a series of informal conversations

"Beeline" is an architectural intervention that might trigger insight into our perception of space as well as time.

The exhibition "Currents" presents twelve fleeting designs, from pavilions to performances, competitions, and sound pieces

“What purpose does art serve? Nothing… But it can provoke intense emotions. It can even drive you crazy” — Gabriel Abrantes