The first retrospective of the work of Luisa Cunha results from the EDP Foundation Art Grand Prize the artist was awarded in 2021. Curated by Isabel Carlos, the exhibition at maat covers the time arc from 1992 to 2022 and all the media she has worked with, from sound to photography, through video, drawing, and sculpture. 

The opening of the exhibition Hello! Are You There? is also the occasion for releasing the most complete catalogue of Luisa Cunha's work to date. With more than 280 pages, the book Luisa Cunha. Obras / Works 1992-2022 encompasses a total of 108 works in dialogue with a selection of text excerpts by various authors, released between 1997 and 2022 in several different publications. The volume also includes two original essays by Isabel Carlos, who curated the exhibition, and by Joshua Decter, an American writer, curator and art historian.

Luisa Cunha (Lisbon, 1949) is one of the most unique and innovative artists in the Portuguese art scene. Revealed in the 1990s, her work developed across various mediums, including sculpture, sound, photography, and video, always starting from linguistic statements.