EMELDA

 

Full name:                    Emelda Belinha Da Costa Reis
Date of birth:                26 / 04 / 1988
Place of birth:              Same, Timor-Leste
Signature:                    Emelda
Joined Arte Moris:        April 2003 (She became a Senior Student in April 2004)
Languages:                  Mambae, Tetum, Indonesian, English (beginner level), Portuguese (beginner level)

Academic Formation

1993-2000:                  Primary school:            Same and six months in Kupang, Indonesia
2000-2001:                  Primary school:            Dili
2001-2004:                  Junior high school:       Canossa, Dili
Since 2004:                 Senior high school:      Canossa, Dili

Achievements

2005:                             Reached 1^st place in a drawing competition in her school. The purpose of the event was to celebrate St. Madalena`s birthday (St. Madalena de Canossa, Dili Comoro Has-Laran).

He created panels and posters for the election of Xefe Aldeian and Xefe Suco for STAE and UNDP.

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 organized in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

                                     Youth workshop in Aileu, Timor-Leste.

2006:                            IDP camp drawing session, Dili.

                                     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.

Facilitator of a  Lafaek Drawing Competition organized by CARE International.

Drawing and painting workshop with SMPK Junior High School, Same.

Reached 2nd place in a drawing competition at GMT about Timorese culture, in preparation for the Independence Day celebrations in collaboration with Instituto Camões and Ministry of Education. 

                  Djembe performance at Canossa School for the International Children’s Day.

Responsibilities in Arte Moris

l      Participation in all daily duties
l     Teacher for junior students in Dili and various other districts throughout Timor-Leste
l      Member of ‘HaKa’, the Arte Moris drumming group
l      Member of the Arte Moris ‘Rebenta Stomp’ band
l       Participation in the running of the ‘Arte Moris IDP Camp’ management in 2006