Curriculum Vitae

AZE

Full name:                    Jose Amaral

Date of birth:               23 / 09 / 1981

Place of birth:              Suai, Cova Lima District, Timor-Leste

Signature:                    Aze

Joined Arte Moris:        March 2005 (He became a Senior Student in May 2005)

Languages:                  Tetum Terik, Tetum, Indonesian, English (beginner level), Portuguese (beginner level)

Academic Formation

1990-1996:                  Primary school:            SDN Suai Loro, Suai

1998-1999:                  Professional school:    Carving and welding classes, Bali, Indonesia

1997-2001:                  Junior high school:       SMP (Technical Carpentry School) Camenasa, Suai

2002-2004:                  Senior high school:      SMUN 1 Ladi, Suai

Achievements

2005:                             Participated in a workshop on  Human Rights held by ‘UNOTIL’ and followed by the creation of panels with human rights issues, prior to the exhibition ‘Etre. The Face of Human Rights’.

In October he participated in the Magnum Archives photo exhibition `Etre. The Face of Human Rights’, curated by Lars Müller. The event took place in the Arte Moris exhibition hall, accompanied by  paintings and panels on human rights from Arte Moris, film documentaries by ‘Centro Audiovisual Max Stahl, Timor’, music by the Arte Moris ‘Rabenta Stomp’ band and the Arte Moris ‘HaKa’ djembe group, performances by Bibi Bulak and Galaxy, rock band. The exhibition was organised in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

                                      Youth workshop in Suai, Timor-Leste.

2006:                             Creation of posters, banners and graffiti for the ‘Alternative Resistance Peace Campaign’ in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ‘Hahi Ita Rain’ (Celebrate     our Country), event office PM. All artworks are displayed in Dili and various districts throughout Timor-Leste.

                                     All stretchers and frames for the school’s neccesities

Responsibilities in Arte Moris

l      Participation in all daily duties

l       Teacher for junior students in Dili and various other districts throughout Timor-Leste with focus on different
carving techniques

l      Arte Moris carpenter and responsible for all tools

l      Internal structural work and maintenance of the Arte Moris buildings

l      Participation in the running of the ‘Arte Moris IDP Camp’ management in 2006