THURSDAY, MAY 22, 5:00 PM
Jornadas Indisciplinadas - Exhibition Opening
The "Jornadas Indisciplinadas" continue their strong presence in the occupation of spaces, bursting with ideas, breaking boundaries, through the presentation of artistic proposals by the second-year students of the Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts (LAV/EAAD/UM). The CIAJG (Centro Internacional das Artes José de Guimarães), CAAA (Centro para os Assuntos da Arte e Arquitetura), and Garagem Avenida are overtaken by the work of these young artists, who aim to engage in a dialogue with the spaces, reflect on the missions of the institutions, and propose a new perspective on the works displayed. This exhibition project happens through a coordinated effort between the students and their teaching team, with the involvement of key players on the ground, including artistic direction, technical staff, and mediation teams. The work process involves discussions about the placement of each piece and the poetic intention behind the proposal, without neglecting the placement of a nail or the direction of light. In 2025, the dramaturgy of this occupation will be curated by Amanda Midori and Ludgero Almeida. With these devices, the public is invited to reconsider the narrative of the visits, the direction of thought, or the interpretation of the works.
On the Liminal Appearance
Perhaps paradoxical is the liminal appearance. But that is often how the appearance is constituted: in the diaphanous, in a form whose boundaries present themselves without fully manifesting, in what can be described as a corporeality that exists in between, where opening and closing collide, creating an intended image—an identity in the making. This is how the concept of the body appears in this exhibition, emerging from the dialectical play between transparency and opacity, in a transience performed by the group of students and the ideas that unsettle them. The works in this exhibition are defined in the extent to which they assume ephemeral existences, in latency, as a result of their experimental materialization conditions. They become apparitions that test and push their boundaries and those of the spaces, confront their own subjectivities in their various socio-political inscriptions, challenge the writing capacity of bodies as memorial and indicative supports, and produce formal hybridizations derived from both artistic and mythological reactivations. It is in this practice of questioning directed at the body, its affections, and materialities, that the poetic possibilities and impossibilities of appearance are realized. Such an appearance is desired as a potential within these Journeys: the projection of a horizon of the sensitive for those who have participated in it.
Amanda Midori and Ludgero Almeida
Amanda Midori and Ludgero Almeida are visual artists, educators, and researchers. Since 2007, Amanda Midori has worked in non-formal education in cultural institutions and associations. She conducts research in the fields of cultural mediation, artistic education, and collaborative artistic practice. Ludgero Almeida bases his work on archives, photographic documentation, historical narratives, and emotional memories. Through this, he has raised questions about absence, materiality, and the political. Since 2012, he has exhibited both individually and collectively in Portugal, Spain, and Brazil.
Curated by Amanda Midori and Ludgero Almeida
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Ages 6 and up
Free entry, subject to available capacity.
Curated by Amanda Midori and Ludgero Almeida
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Ages 6 and up
Free entry, subject to available capacity.
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