eMates eMates 4th Issue May 2017 | Page 62

JOANA VASCONCELOS Joana Vasconcelos is undoubtedly one of Portugal’s most high profile contemporary artists. Her style centers on taking feminine objects and placing them into expected contexts – usually with colorful, playful results. ‘My creative process is based upon the appropriation, decontextualization and subversion of pre-existent objects and everyday realities,’ she told The Culture Trip.