N’dongo Mukongo ia Suekí | Contemporary Art & Installation

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"N'dongo Mukongo ia Suekí, which in Kimbundu - Angolan national dialect - means a crocodile in search of brighter days."

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N’dongo Mukongo ia Suekí (Angola, b. 1981), the artistic pseudonym of Ronaldo Ferreira, is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist whose name means “a crocodile in search of brighter days” in Kimbundu, an Angolan national dialect. Working across photography, video, drawing, collage, installation, and performance, his practice is rooted in personal experience, social critique, and Afro-diasporic memory.

Born in Luanda and shaped by a nomadic life that spans Lobito, Cape Town, Lisbon, and Catania, N’dongo’s work reflects a deep engagement with the politics of migration, identity, and invisibility. His technical background in Graphic Design from ETIC – Technical School of Image and Communication (Lisbon) provided him with a critical understanding of visual culture, power, and perception—tools he now reclaims artistically.

Since beginning his professional art career in 2015, N’dongo has exhibited in solo and group shows and participated in residencies and art fairs across Angola, Portugal, France, Turkey, Cape Verde, and South Africa. His artworks often combine recycled materials, wire, wood, film, and found objects, transforming marginal elements into poetic and political statements.

Informed by both rational inquiry and intuitive process, his installations and images unveil the layers of erased histories, focusing on Africa and its diaspora, systemic injustice, and overlooked narratives. His art invites viewers to confront the fragility of identity, the weight of memory, and the reconstruction of belonging in a fragmented world.

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