Île-de-France
Curator and researcher, Noemi Borges Martins develops a situated curatorial practice attentive to questions of memory, diasporic archives and decolonial approaches to contemporary art. She is currently pursuing a PhD focusing on the decolonisation of French cultural institutions and on curatorial practices as spaces for the production of situated narratives. Her practice takes the form of exhibitions, research residencies and public programmes, developed in close collaboration with artists working across visual and sound art and poetry. Her research explores forms of transmission, diasporic narratives and the uses of memory, as well as the relationships between artistic practices, territories and non-human environments. Alongside her curatorial practice, she develops a sound practice through radio residencies, readings, writing workshops and listening-based projects.
Odyssées intérieures, Emeline Amétis, Transplantation, Paris.
CERGYRAMA, group exhibition with graduates of the Beaux-Arts de Cergy, Forest, Paris.
Des éclats, un reflet, group exhibition, Les Laboratoires d’Aubervilliers and Galerie Michel Journiac, Paris.
Kobosana te, Carbone 17, Paris, 2025–2026. Curatorial and performative project exploring oral transmission, fragmented memory and forms of archiving through sound, poetry and visual arts.
Défier l’amnésie, Le Sample, Bagnolet, 2023. Group exhibition exploring contemporary uses of family archives and forms of memory transmission in Afro-descendant contemporary art.
Roundtable: “What Place for Diversity in Electronic Music?”. Talk addressing forms of representation and circulation within Afro-diasporic music scenes.
Podcast: “Global Club: Representation or Invisibility of Afro-Diasporic Sounds?”.
Production and hosting of a podcast exploring the relationships between electronic music, cultural visibility and diasporic legacies.