Eliane

Bio

Since the age of 16, I have been involved in a variety of social projects and causes. These have included initiatives promoting the talents and creative potential of people with blind, deaf, and speaking disabilities (2006); discussions on liberation of girls and women from violence within the Angolan social context (2016); supporting activities in a homeless association in Lisbon (2017); and playing the flute at a benefit event raising funds for a girl undergoing cancer treatment (2022).

Between 2011 and 2018, I also regularly participated in round-table discussions addressing topics such as education, race and discrimination, music, and society. I've also participated in philosophical dialogues and spaces for collective reflection. This interest led me to organize Poonza Paloosa in 2022, an event dedicated to discussing societal questions.

Poonza Paloosa was created with the intention to facilitate a space for open dialogue, exchange and bridge awareness on topics that feel distant to us.

Over the past three years, I have been particularly engaged in conversations about violence experienced by women across different social and cultural contexts. More recently, another area of curiosity has emerged around alternative forms of urban living, including eco-communities and ecovillages.

My activities are rooted in the belief that we can learn to move fluidly between science, art, nature and society. I believe that each of us has a meaningful role to play in building a more connected, conscious, and sustainable society.

The voice therapeutical practice comes as a form of contribution to help people experiencing stress and other personal challenges. In group voice sessions I also like to explore free expression in the believe that when we repress our creativity and outsource imagination, we are more vulnerable to rely on external sources.

I find great pleasure when people reconnect with themselves and take ownership on their own process of thinking and being creative.