La Junqueira Artists Residency welcomed its 13th resident, artist Max Coulon, who invited us to his exhibition entitled “Só quero cumprimentar”.

Max Coulon’s sculptural practice revolves around questions of statuary and various forms of representation. Formal shifts, whimsical gestures expressed with heavy building materials, allusions to the grotesque, and the history of sculpture, along with the precarious balance of ambiguous figures—all contribute to the disconcerting nature of Max Coulon’s sculptures.
During his residency at La Junqueira, Max had the opportunity to get back to working with wood.
Roaming his surroundings in Lisbon, he salvages remnants of wood—either reclaiming it or working from raw material—that whisper stories of the past. These pieces slowly come together in his hands, instinctively evolving into their final forms. It’s a dance of composition and re-composition until each piece finds its rightful place.