CASA DE PARTIDA - ARTISTIC RESIDENCY, PORTUGAL
No contexto da exposição CASA DE PARTIDA, realizei um ciclo de residências artísticas que integrei - com o apoio da Câmara Municipal de Arraiolos e CITA - no Festival "O Tapete está na rua". Residências centradas na criação colaborativa e no diálogo com diferentes comunidades. Estas residências em Lisboa, Torrão, Coruche e culminando em Arraiolos, envolveram participantes locais e a minha própria equipa, numa partilha ativa do saber-fazer têxtil, com especial foco na valorização do ponto de Arraiolos enquanto linguagem artística contemporânea.
Durante períodos que variaram entre três dias e uma semana em cada localidade, trabalhei diretamente com mais de 50 participantes - mais de 100 mãos - promovendo a transmissão de técnicas ancestrais e a criação conjunta de peças têxteis que refletem as identidades, histórias e contributos de cada comunidade. O processo não se limitou ao espaço do atelier: no âmbito do festival, levei as peças e as pessoas para o espaço público, ocupando ruas de Arraiolos como a Rua Alexandre Herculano, a Rua do Espírito Santo e a Praça do Município, tornando visível o gesto coletivo de bordar como expressão estética, política e comunitária.
Estas residências foram fundamentais para transformar o tapete em tapeçaria e, por sua vez, em obra de arte, dando rosto e voz às mãos que tradicionalmente permaneciam anónimas. O percurso de partilha, aprendizagem e criação foi acompanhado por um videógrafo, resultando num documentário que regista não só a produção das obras, mas também a vivência, a troca de saberes e o impacto desta experiência colaborativa na vida das pessoas envolvidas.
Através deste trabalho, a exposição CASA DE PARTIDA propõe uma leitura poética, crítica e coletiva sobre identidade, território e herança cultural, celebrando o ponto de Arraiolos como prática viva, transformadora e profundamente enraizada na memória e no futuro das comunidades.
Técnicas:
Tapeçaria em ponto de Arraiolos
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Within the context of the CASA DE PARTIDA exhibition, I carried out a series of artistic residencies, which I integrated — with the support of the Arraiolos City Council and CITA — into the festival "O Tapete está na rua." These residencies were centered on collaborative creation and dialogue with different communities. These residencies in Lisbon, Torrão, Coruche, and culminating in Arraiolos, involved local participants and my own team in an active sharing of textile know-how, with a special focus on valuing the Arraiolos stitch as a contemporary artistic language.
Over periods ranging from three days to a week in each location (several periods), I worked directly with more than 50 participants — over 100 hands — promoting the transmission of ancestral techniques and the joint creation of textile pieces that reflect the identities, stories, and contributions of each community. The process was not confined to the studio: as part of the festival, I brought both the pieces and the people into public space, occupying streets in Arraiolos such as Alexandre Herculano street, Espírito Santo street, and Praça do Município (Town Hall Square), making the collective act of embroidery visible as an aesthetic, political, and community expression.
These residencies were fundamental in transforming the carpet into tapestry and, in turn, into a work of art, giving face and voice to the hands that have traditionally remained anonymous. The journey of sharing, learning, and creation was accompanied by a videographer, Nelson Chantre, resulting in a documentary that records not only the production of the works but also the lived experience, the exchange of knowledge, and the impact of this collaborative process on the lives of those involved.
Through this work, the CASA DE PARTIDA exhibition offers a poetic, critical, and collective reading of identity, territory, and cultural heritage, celebrating the Arraiolos stitch as a living, transformative practice deeply rooted in the memory and future of the communities.
Techniques:
Textiles: Arraiolos stitch
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN TORRÃO
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN TORRÃO
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN TORRÃO
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN TORRÃO
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN CORUCHE
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN CORUCHE
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN CORUCHE
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN CORUCHE
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN CORUCHE
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN ARRAIOLOS
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN ARRAIOLOS
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN ARRAIOLOS
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN ARRAIOLOS
LEARNING PROCESS AND PRODUCTION OF THE SCULPTURES, IN ARRAIOLOS
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING PROCESS AT THE ARTIST'S STUDIO, MAFRA, LISBON
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING PROCESS AT THE ARTIST'S STUDIO, MAFRA, LISBON
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING PROCESS AT THE ARTIST'S STUDIO, MAFRA, LISBON
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING PROCESS AT THE ARTIST'S STUDIO, MAFRA, LISBON
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING PROCESS AT THE ARTIST'S STUDIO, MAFRA, LISBON
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING PROCESS AT THE ARTIST'S STUDIO, MAFRA, LISBON
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING PROCESS AT THE ARTIST'S STUDIO, MAFRA, LISBON
ASSEMBLY AND FINISHING PROCESS AT THE ARTIST'S STUDIO, MAFRA, LISBON
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
FINAL PROJECT IN THE DAY OF THE OPENING
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