ArteCapital Interview

“In the midst of the 2021 lockdown, I decided to mail him some fragments of 'common pottery' from the proto-historic era and posed him the challenge: what do these artifacts, considered 'garbage' by archaeologists, tell us? After months of dialogue about narratives crystallized in archeology, the result was the production of an archeological diary by the artist, which we share in an exclusive way at ArteCapital. This work of artistic speculation questions the archaeological practice of disposal, the continuous recycling of materials, and is part of the study of curatorship in art/archaeology, within the research project "Archaeologies of the Presence" (…) By Pedro da Silva at ArteCapital

(published 03.07.2023)

Curating art/archaeology: proto and post-excavation processes

“The transdisciplinary practice of art/archaeology has been creating a new relationship between the worlds of archaeology and contemporary art. (…)

In this article the international literature on this emerging theme is analysed, serving as a basis and method to discuss case studies. These case studies refer to examples of Portuguese contemporary artistic creation, namely the work of the artist João Gomes Gago, among others.

Article written by Pedro da Silva e Inês Moreira in MIDAS - Museums and Interdisciplinary Studies 2022

NU´VEM RESIDENCY 2022
PASSAGE

On the 20th November 2022, began the residence inserted in the NU’VEM project, in Pico Island, Terra do Pão. Under the organization of FREESAM Production, it lasted for a consecutive month. The proposed project had 4 phases, which are subdivided and complement each other. For its execution, natural elements from Pico Island were essentially used, such as wood found near the seashore and basalt stone, coming from the solidification of very fluid lava.