24 Jun a 16 Jul
For the past 5 years I have followed closely (sometimes too closely according to some directors) all the activities of "Lavrar o Mar" and its younger brother "Lavrar o Mira e a Lagoa". In a relationship of extreme complicity, I have been immersed in the constant visual dialogues, the interaction with the audience, the ubiquitous acrobatics, the eloquent poetry... I am always there, watching, working, absorbing, not as invisible as I would like, but always trying to create something, as an author, that reaches out, impacts and provokes reflection in the receiver.
As I have mentioned several times this journey, in layers, through the territories of these municipalities of the Portuguese southwest, and these shows, take me in directions that sharpen my senses and make me slide into landscapes where the horizon line between sky and earth blurs.
This particular subjectivity is my focus - between the dark and the almost dark, jumping from shadow to shadow, running slowly and walking fast, adapting my rhythm to the cadence of the shows... I travel, feel, taste and absorb what passes through my senses.
In my book "Non-Common Places" I quoted the philosopher Vilém Flusser: "(...) The wandering of the gaze is circular. It tends to return to contemplate elements already seen (...)" And over the years, more and more, I tend to return... to return to the same places, the same books, the same films, the same shows... to arrive early, to feel the place and the actors and... to disappear camouflaged behind the lens.
The definition, not exclusively biochemical, of osmosis (mutual influence or penetration between two or more things or ideas) is the genesis of this essay. Osmosis is precisely what this set of images is about. It is my way of paying homage to everyone involved in this project. It reinvigorates their actions through my reaction.