Helena Uambembe lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Helena Uambembe (she/her), born in Pomfret, South Africa, is a multimedia artist of Angolan descent whose work is heavily influenced by her heritage and experiences. Her parents fled the civil war in Angola and her father was a soldier in the 32nd Battalion of the South African Defense Force. Whether working with various materialities at a personal scale or with collective archives, Helena’s work maps the ideological and intimate space crafted by historical events that link Angola, South Africa, Namibia, and global histories.

Helena Uambembe lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

Helena Uambembe (she/her), born in Pomfret, South Africa, is a multimedia artist of Angolan descent whose work is heavily influenced by her heritage and experiences. Her parents fled the civil war in Angola and her father was a soldier in the 32nd Battalion of the South African Defense Force. Whether working with various materialities at a personal scale or with collective archives, Helena’s work maps the ideological and intimate space crafted by historical events that link Angola, South Africa, Namibia, and global histories.