Anna Nunes is inspired by specific moments during her travels related to nature conservation, her experiences in nature and particularly by the people she has met; the ones who crossed her path and inspired her with their joy, strength, kindness, and wisdom. To express her emotions and to digest experiences, ...
Meer Anna Nunes is inspired by specific moments during her travels related to nature conservation, her experiences in nature and particularly by the people she has met; the ones who crossed her path and inspired her with their joy, strength, kindness, and wisdom. To express her emotions and to digest experiences, she uses a wide palette of vivid colors and shapes in creating a portrait of the person she has met.
Currently, particular attention goes out to the people of the Boé, an extremely isolated and poor region in the southeast of Guinea-Bissau, West-Africa. In 2017, she stayed here over a long period to study the West-African Chimpanzee, in close cooperation with local communities and Foundation Chimbo.
She was impressed by how many of the indigenous people live in a sustainable way and in harmony with their environment and other people. With the portraits, Anna expresses her positive experiences and feelings for the people she met. The different portraits illustrate the strength, resilience, and kindness of these communities. But they also show the immense respect Anna has for their culture, knowledge, and wisdom. This provides her with an unending inspiration for her paintings.
The paintings are Anna’s own artistic and emotional interpretation of the people she met. With her approach, Anna hopes to give them the visibility they deserve, but also to remind our responsibility to protect the environment we all rely on.
