Alexandre Farto—better known as Vhils—is one of Portugal’s most acclaimed contemporary street artists. Where others add paint, he works in reverse: chiseling, drilling, and etching away plaster and brick to reveal the portraits hidden beneath.
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His Technique
Each wall he touches has already lived a life—bearing posters, graffiti, weather, and time. By stripping back those layers, Vhils exposes faces of the past, transforming crumbling facades into canvases of memory.
His Work in Lisbon
Across Lisbon, his large-scale murals bring texture and story to the city’s walls. Every portrait reflects not only an individual but also the collective history of Lisbon—its resilience, its people, its soul.
Vhils doesn’t just carve portraits—he carves Lisbon itself, layer by layer.
