Project presentation: Seeds by Maya Kempe
Presentation of an ongoing research project in dialogue with the foundation’s garden
Maya Fernandes Kempe presents a sculptural ensemble of ceramic seeds, the result of a process of research and field observation, which includes three seeds from plants found in the garden of the Albuquerque Foundation.
Through walking, collecting, and magnifying, Maya transforms the invisible into the poetic, revealing the abstract beauty that emerges when nature is observed under the microscope.
On November 8 and 15, at 3 pm, the artist will present the project in two public conversations. Seeds will be on view during the period between the two events.
General Information
Schedule: 08.11 & 15.11, 15:00–15:30
Language: Portuguese
Age: 12+ (kids under 14 must be accompanied by an adult)
Capacity: 20 attendees
10€ (presentation + museum entrance)
About Maya Fernandes Kempe
Maya Fernandes Kempe (Berlin, 1975) is a German sculptor-ceramist and art educator based in Portugal. She studied Philosophy and Contemporary German Literature at Freie Universität Berlin and trained in Art Pedagogy at the Pestalozzi-Froebel-Haus and PÄDIKO Institute. She studied ceramic sculpture with several European artists and founded Espaço Azul in Lisbon (2005), a creative space for children. She has taught ceramic sculpture in higher education institutions in Germany and Portugal.
Since 2016, she has exhibited regularly in both countries, including solo shows at the National Museum of Natural History and Science (Lisbon, 2024) and the Museu de Olaria (Barcelos, 2025). She is co-founder of the Ateneu do Catorze cultural association and a member of the sculptors’ collective Convergências, part of the DGArtes-supported project Cerâmica XL.
