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attraversando il Ponte della Libertà (Crossing the Bridge of Freedom)



Attraversando il Ponte della Libertà (Crossing the Bridge of Freedom)
2022
Video performance
[00:59:30]

01 - 04 Stills from the video-performance Attraversando il Ponte della Libertà (Crossing the Bridge of Freedom)



hold your hands and dance in circles: 27 laps around the sun






01 - 11 Hold your hands and dance in circles: 27 laps around the sun 
2022
Cotton thread and acrylic on cotton fabric and wooden frame
30 x 30 cm

22/22

01, 08 - 11 Exhibition view of “In_a_bridge”
May 2022


a hug


01 - 21 a hug,
2022
interactive live performance from the audience,
paper map, woden and fabric box and 4 canvases
variable dimensions

18 - 21 last moment: final result 

01 artist’s performance that opened the artwork

06 - 07 instructions in 4 steps: 20 x 20cm canvases of cotton fabric dyed with back tea and transfer technic

15 mailbox with pieces of map ripped by the audience

16 - 18 evolution of the artwork from the first to the last day of exhibition (10 days)



família






01 - 09 The heart of a mother and arms that hug,
2021 
cotton thread on shirt
variable dimensions


22 - 24 Hearts in (de)composition,
2021 
mixed media
variable dimensions

10 - 14 The heart of a dad and arms that hug,
2021
cotton thread on t-shirt
variable dimensions
15 - 21 The heart of a brother and arms that hug,
2021
cotton thread on shirt
variable dimensions


12x12 2021


01 - 12
Hold your hands and dance in circles: may I have this dance? 12/12
2021
cotton thread and acrylic on linen
20 x 20 cm 
 


@veniceinabottle II


01 - 14 
exhibition views of @veniceinabottle II on October 2021 at Scuola dei Laneri, Venice, Italy 


about the installation ︎︎︎


 

a letter for pont neuf






        

       


Um abraço nosso,



01 a hug from us,
2021
performance in which accordingly to the instructions the public rips their own place from a map and leave it in a box


02 exhibition view of a hug from us,
03 box with pieces of map

04 ripped map: end of the performance



about the performance︎︎︎




@veniceinabottle




01 @veniceinabottle
2021 
installation composed of glass bottle with water, video
and daily videos assembled
on instagram page

02 instagram page of @veniceinabottle
03 instagram page of @veniceinabottle




Alegoria de uma cidade flutuante sustentada por madeira: onde o mar é de tijolo e a terra de pessoas




01 Allegory of a floating city sustained by wood: where the sea is made of bricks and the land made of people,
2020
transfer technique, cotton thread and acrylic
on canvas
210 x 148 x 5 cm

02 - 05 map of people, google maps
06 birthday walk,
2020
digital drawing 

a minha casa




01  casa lá I (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


02  casa lá I (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


03 casa cá I (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm

04 casa cá I (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


05 casa lá II (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


06 casa lá II (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm

07 casa cá II (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


08 casa cá II (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


09 casa lá III (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm
10 casa lá III (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


11 casa cá III (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


12 casa cá III (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm
13 a,
2019
cotton thread
on recycled paper
10 x 15 cm


14 minha,
2019
cotton thread
on recycled paper
10 x 15 cm


15 casa,
2019
cotton thread
on recycled paper
10 x 15 cm
16 avós (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


17 untitled (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm


18 avós (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
13 x 18 cm





lettere per chica




01 lettera I (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm



02 lettera I (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm

03 lettera II (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm


04 lettera II (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm

05 lettera III (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm



06 lettera III (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm


07 lettera IV (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm



08 lettera IV (back), 2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm

09 lettera V (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm



10 lettera V (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm
11 lettera VI (front),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm



12 lettera VI (back),
2019
cotton thread
on photographic paper
10 x 15 cm





12x12 2018



01 (com o) alberto caeiro,
2018
threads on
cotton fabric
12 x 12 cm



02 everything comes full circle,
diz o gui I
, 2018
threads on
cotton fabric
12 x 12 cm

03 (com a) sónia balacó,
2018
threads on
cotton fabric
12 x 12 cm


04 (com a) adília lopes,
2018
threads on
cotton fabric
12 x 12 cm

05 everything comes full circle,
diz o gui II
, 2018
threads on
cotton fabric
12 x 12 cm



06 (com o) jorge sousa braga,
2018
cotton thread
on canvas
12 x 12 cm


07 ralação,
2018
cotton thread
on canvas
9 x 9 cm



08 (com o) fernando pessoa,
2018
threads on
cotton fabric
12 x 12 cm

09 (com o) bernardo soares,
2018
cotton thread
on canvas
12 x 12 cm



10 cartas,
2018
cotton thread
on canvas
9 x 9 cm





transparente




01 transparente I,
2018
cotton thread
on tulle
50 x 50 cm

02 transparente II,
2018
cotton thread
on tulle
45 x 45 cm

03 transparente III,
2018
cotton thread
on tulle
25 x 25 cm








linha vermelha




01 linha(s) vermelha(s), 2018
cotton thread and acrylic
on fabric and canvas
60 x 60 x 3 cm
02 sou qualquer coisa de intermédio, 2018
cotton thread and acrylic
on fabric and canvas
60 x 60 x 8 cm
03 que vai de mim para o outro, 2018
cotton thread and acrylic
on fabric and canvas
60 x 60 x 3 cm





12x12 2017



01 artistic, 2017
cotton thread
on canvas
12 x 12 cm



02 relação I, 2017
cotton thread
on paper and tape
12 x 12 cm

03 relação II, 2017
cotton thread
on paper and tape
12 x 12 cm


04 caixa partilhada I,
2016-2017
cotton thread
on fabric
12 x 12 cm

05 caixa partilhada II,
2016-2017
cotton thread
on fabric and acrylic
12 x 12 cm



06 caixa partilhada III,
2016-2017
cotton thread and
fabric on fabric
12 x 12 cm


07 caixa partilhada VI,
2016-2017
cotton thread
on fabric and acrylic
12 x 12 cm



08 caixa partilhada V,
2016-2017
cotton thread and
fabric on fabric
12 x 12 cm

09 caixa partilhada VI,
2016-2017
cotton thread 
on fabric
12 x 12 cm



10 relação III, 2017
cotton thread
on canvas
12 x 12 cm





(eu) sou IV






01 ‘like a box that
expands in size
’ II, 2017
cotton thread
on canvas
30 x 60 x 30 cm



02 ‘like a box that
expands in size
’ II
(detail), 2017
cotton thread
on canvas
30 x 60 x 30 cm

03 ‘like a box that
expands in size
’ I, 2017
cotton thread
on canvas
60 x 30 x 24 cm


04 ‘like a box that
expands in size
’ I
(detail), 2017
cotton thread
on canvas
60 x 30 x 24 cm

05 relações,
2017
cotton thread
on canvas
60 x 40 x 8 cm



06 relações
(detail), 2017
cotton thread
on canvas
60 x 40 x 8 cm
07 ligações, 
2017
cotton thread
on canvas
40 x 40 x 8 cm


08 ligações
(detail), 2017
cotton thread
on canvas
40 x 40 x 8 cm






(eu) sou III



01 (eu) sou, 2017
typographic technique
of transfer on fabric
20 x 20 cm

02 (eu sou) todos, 2017
collage and embroidery
on cardboard
210 x 200 cm

translation

me.
it is not only me.
i feel multiple. i feel many. i feel others.
i am others. i am many. i am multiple.
i am all.
i am all who pass by me. i am all who i touch.
i am all who i look at. i am all who look at me.
i am relations. i am connections. i am sutures.
i am made of multiple. i am pieces of others.
i am a small piece of you.






(eu) sou II



01 há mais eus do que eu mesmo, 2017
video-performance (frame I)
06:20:00


02 há mais eus do que eu mesmo, 2017
video-performance (frame II)
06:20:00

03 há mais eus do que eu mesmo, 2017
video-performance (frame III)
06:20:00


04 há mais eus do que eu mesmo, 2017
video-performance (frame IV)
06:20:00
05 há mais eus do que eu mesmo, 2017
video-performance (frame V)
06:20:00


06 há mais eus do que eu mesmo, 2017
video-performance (frame VI)
06:20:00





07 há mais eus do que eu mesmo, 2017
video-performance
06:20:00






ser a mesma coisa...




01 ser a mesma coisa...,
2017
cotton thread and
acrylic on canvas
200 x 130 cm

02 ...de todos os modos possíveis
ao mesmo tempo, 
2017
cotton thread and
acrylic on canvas
200 x 130 cm
03 untitled,
2017
cotton thread and
acrylic on fabric
210 x 125 cm
04 untitled,
2017
cotton thread and
acrylic on fabric
205 x 125 cm





(eu) sou I



01 aprender a costurar III,
2017
cotton thread on fabric
and acrylic on canvas
80 x 60 cm

02 aprender a costurar II,
2017
embroidery and cotton
thread on canvas
70 x 50 cm
03 aprender a costurar I,
2017
embroidery, cotton thread
and fabric on canvas
90 x 60 cm
04 s(er)ão linhas vermelhas do avesso,
2017
cotton thread and
acrylic on canvas
100 x 70 cm





(not) like a box




01 not like a box I,
2017
cotton thread
on cotton fabric
60 x 60 cm

02 not like a box II,
2016
cotton thread
on cotton fabric
60 x 60 cm
03 not like a box III,
2016
cotton thread
on cotton fabric
80 x 60 cm
04 not like a box IV,
2017
cotton thread
on cotton fabric
80 x 60 cm





that’s how the magic gets in




01 that’s how the magic gets in,
2016 - 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
(canvas fabric
leftovers)
60 x 50 cm



02 untitled, 2017
acrylic on
ripped canvas
20 x 20 cm




03 untitled, 2017
acrylic on
ripped canvas
20 x 30 cm




04 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
18 x 25 cm

05 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
20 x 30 cm


06 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
15 x 20 cm


07 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
20 x 20 cm


08 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
18 x 25 cm


09 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
20 x 25 cm

10 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
30 x 24 cm


11 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
20 x 20 cm


12 untitled, 2017
acrylic on
ripped canvas
15 x 15 cm


13 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
20 x 20 cm


14 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
15 x 15 cm


15 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
20 x 40 cm


16 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
50 x 50 cm



17 untitled, 2017
acrylic on
ripped canvas
40 x 100 cm


18 untitled, 2017
acrylic on
ripped canvas
100 x 30 cm


19 untitled, 2017
acrylic on canvas
and cotton thread
15 x 15 cm






there’s a crack in everything





01 untitled, 2016
video (frame I)
00:04:38


02 untitled, 2016
video (frame II)
00:04:38

03 untitled, 2016
video (frame III)
00:04:38


04 untitled, 2016
video (frame IV)
00:04:38
05 untitled, 2016
video (frame V)
00:04:38


06 untitled, 2016
video (frame VI)
00:04:38





what we are living through




01 what we are living through,
2017
live performance
(frame I)
00:04:06


02 what we are living through,
2017
live performance
(frame I)
00:04:06

03 what we are living through,
2017
live performance
(frame I)
00:04:06


04 what we are living through,
2017
live performance
(frame I)
00:04:06
05 what we are living through,
2017
live performance
(frame I)
00:04:06


06 what we are living through,
2017
live performance
(frame I)
00:04:06



07 what we are feeling,
2017
acrylic on wall
200 x 300 cm

07






a[propria]ção




01 [própria] acção I,
2015
acrylic on paper
70 x 100 cm


02 [própria] acção II,
2015
acrylic on paper
70 x 100 cm

03 [própria] acção II,
2015
acrylic on paper
70 x 100 cm


04 [própria] acção III,
2015
acrylic on paper
100 x 70 cm
05 [própria] acção IV,
2015
acrylic on paper
100 x 70 cm


06 [própria] acção V,
2015
acrylic on paper
70 x 100 cm





torcendo




09



01 untitled,
2015
oil on canvas
15 x 21 cm


02 untitled,
2015
oil on canvas
15 x 21 cm
03 untitled,
2015
oil on canvas
15 x 21 cm


04 untitled,
2015
oil on canvas
15 x 21 cm
05 untitled,
2015
oil on canvas
15 x 21 cm


06 untitled,
2015
oil on canvas
15 x 21 cm
07 untitled, 
2015
oil on canvas
15 x 21 cm


08 untitled,
2015
oil on canvas
15 x 21 cm

09 torcendo
(series 16 / 16),
2015
oil on canvas
15 x 21 cm






despertando

01

01




02



01 despertando, 2014
acrylic on paper
100 x 300 cm


02 despertando, 2014
video-performance 
00:01:14






metódo do elástico










esticando




01


01 esticado,
2014
sewed tights suit
202 x 20 cm




02



02 esticando,
2014
video-performance
00:02:32






com tacto




01 toque I,
2014
acrylic on paper
29,7 x 42 cm


02 toque II,
2014
acrylic on paper
29,7 x 42 cm
03 toque III,
2014
acrylic on paper
29,7 x 42 cm


04 toque IV,
2014
acrylic on paper
29,7 x 42 cm
05 toque V,
2014
acrylic on paper
29,7 x 42 cm


06 toque VI,
2014
acrylic on paper
29,7 x 42 cm




07



07 tocar,
2014
video-performance
00:01:59






wind drawings




01 desenho do vento I (detail),
2013
technical pen on paper
50 x 70 cm


02 desenho do vento II (detail),
2013
technical pen on paper
50 x 70 cm
03 desenho do vento III (detail),
2013
technical pen on paper
50 x 70 cm


04 desenho do vento I,
2013
technical pen on paper
50 x 70 cm
05 desenho do vento II,
2013
technical pen on paper
50 x 70 cm


06 desenho do vento III,
2013
technical pen on paper
50 x 70 cm





lightness of gestures

01












01 lightness, 2014
charcoal on paper
(performance outcome)
200 x 320 cm


02 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame I)
00:04:32


03 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame II)
00:04:32


04 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame III)
00:04:32

05 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame IV)
00:04:32


06 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame V)
00:04:32


07 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame VI)
00:04:32



08 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame VII)
00:04:32
09 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame VIII)
00:04:32


10 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame IX)
00:04:32


11 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame X)
00:04:32


12 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame XI)
00:04:32
13 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame XII)
00:04:32


14 lightness of gestures, 2014
video-performance
(frame XIII)
00:04:32






15



15 lightness of gestures,
2014
video-performance
00:04:32





how to draw the air? that’s the question



01 untitled, 2013 
acrylic on paper
21 x 29.6 cm

02 untitled, 2013
acrylic on paper
21 x 29.6 cm




03



03 how to draw the air,
2014
video-performance
00:00:24






first impression


01

01 untitled,
2013
photograph

02




03



02 first impression
(experiment I)
,
2014
video-performance
00:00:22


03 first impression
(experiment II)
,
2014
video-performance
00:00:06






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