OPENING: LAYERS - Printed Matter at Zaratan 10 Aug 2023

August 9, 2023

LAYERS – Printed Matter

10 Agosto – 30 Setembro 2023

ADAM TINKLE, ALESSANDRO FACCHINI, ALICE DOLLING, ALICE GEIRINHAS & EUGÊNIA MUSSA, ALISON ORR, ANDRÉ ARAUJO, ANDRÉ PIRES CALVÁRIO, ANDRÉ SANTOS, ANGELA VISSERS, ANILINA, APREÇO COLETIVO, AUDE BARRIO, BEGO CLAVERIA, BELINDA CAMPBELL, BINAU, BRENDA MARIA FERNANDEZ, BRUNO CARACOL, CATARINA SANTOS, CATRIONA WHITEFORD, CHIHIRO GOMPEI, CHRIS WOOD, CONSTANZA SOLÓRZANO, DANIELA RODRIGUES, DEREK KWAN, DILAR PEREIRA, F*CK ART, LET´S K*LL, FEDERICO ZOPPEI, FILIPE FELIZARDO, GABRIELA CLAVERÍA, GEORGIA GREEN, GEORGE HINKS, GIANLUCA PATRIZI & MARCO GAROFALO, GLAUCO SALVO, GREG BURNS, GUILHERME FIGUEREDO, HANNAH WITNER, HETAMOÉ, IRENE FERNÁNDEZ ARCAS, ISOBEL ATACUS, JENNI TOIVONEN, JEON HYUN JEONG, JEONGSOO LIM, JILLIAN ROBERTS, JOANA GERALDES, JOÃO FONTE SANTA, JOSÉ FONSECA DA SILVA, JULIA RIEDERER, KATARINA BALUNOVA, LAURA STINGER, LEALVEILEBY, LILLY SAYWITZ, LINDSAY BENEDICT, LISE BARDOU, LOS PEPES STUDIO, LUCAS ALMEIDA, LUÍSA PASSOS, MADISON MCCORKLE, MANTRASTE, MARCOS FARRAJOTA, MARCY PETIT, MARGOT KICK, MARIAH ANNE JOHNSON, MARIANA MARQUES, MARIE-PASCALE HARDY, MARTA CALDAS, MARTA SALES, MIGUEL ANGEL VALDIVIA, NADJA VOORHAM, NATASHA CARLOS, PAULA SCAVAZZINI, PEDRO PETIZ, PROPAN, QAFAR RZAYEV, RICARDO MARTINS, ROI CARMELI, RUI MOURA, SABA, SAMUEL HÄLLKVIST & STEPHAN SIEBEN, SARA CERIZ, SMOMID, STEVEN SUMNER, SUN BAIYI, SUZANNE FERLANDL, TADASUKE JINNO, TECHNO WIDOW & X, TIAGO BAPTISTA, TIAGO DA BERNARDA, THOMAS PILNIK, TOM MARYNIAK, TUULIKKI RAATIKAINEN, UYIU-51, VERONIQUE BUIST, VICENTE NUNES, VICKY LANGAN & GORDON ASHWORTH, WENDY CROCKETT, XAVIER ALMEIDA, ZEGER & DE ….E OUTROS AUTORES ANÓNIMOS

Temos o prazer de inaugurar uma exposição dedicada a apresentar parte do amplo arquivo de cartazes de artistas da Zaratan

A exposição reúne mais de 150 trabalhos produzidos entre 2014 e 2023 por uma centena de artistas nacionais e internacionais, das mais variadas áreas artísticas (fotografia, pintura, ilustração, música, entre outras).

Estes materiais impressos surgem como prolongamentos das colaborações, residências, performances ou concertos dos autores envolvidos e tencionam solidificar os processos criativos efémeros.

Além de mostrar um grande número de artistas visuais, o arquivo permite vislumbrar a pesquisa da Zaratan na área da música independente: muitos dos trabalhos em exibição foram criados por ocasião de concertos e tomam inspiração no som de músicos, bandas e projetos experimentais.

Pautada por referências cruzadas entre materiais áudio e visuais, a exposição resultante, configura-se como uma sucessão de camadas de memórias, temáticas, relações, que congregam em si a existência presente, passada e futura.

OPENING: Portals 2023

June 15, 2023

A portal can be a large entrance, a grand and imposing doorway, or a futuristic passageway to another world. Besides being an opening to new places, portals can also serve as openings to new experiences and sensations. Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) asked artists to share their interpretations of portals – whether literal or metaphorical, and to share their artistic perspectives and representations of the concept of portals as they see it. Works selected by the juror will be on display in MFA’s online gallery, Curve Gallery, from June 15 – July 31, 2023.

PORTALS can be viewed online here.

What Helps Me Write

May 13, 2023

Leaving my home to go to another location. There is something about stating “I’m going there to write,” that makes me actually go there and write. I can’t show up to the coffee shop with my laptop and notebook and not write (or at least be productive to some capacity). The act of going to a second location solidifies my commitment to my work.
Coffee and a treat. It can be at a coffee shop or at home but setting the scene to write (or fueling a session that’s underway) can make that little difference.
The library. It’s quiet. There are art books, outlets and Wi-Fi. Distractions in the library are fun little side quests that almost always yield a little reward.
Creating a digital document called “BRAIN DUMP.” It is crucial that this doc is phone accessible. Late at night when thoughts come up but I don’t feel like picking up a pen or my laptop, I grab my phone and type up some of my fleeting thoughts so they don’t get lost.
Noise canceling headphones— because I need silence or at least brown noise to cover up ambient sounds or I cannot concentrate at all.
I hate to say it, but deadlines. The key is to figure out self-imposed deadlines that yield productivity instead of angst.
The correct frame of mind. You can yearn for the feeling of writing but not have the desire or bandwidth to physically sit yourself down and write. Writing requires you to really sit with yourself, shadows and all.
Time alone facilitates getting into the right frame of mind to write. My best time alone is when I thrive being in my own company and enjoy all of the little mundane parts of my day— preparing my meals, making my bed, drinking enough water, my skincare routine, etc. It levels up when I go for long walks, explore new neighborhoods and visit museums by myself. This time alone allows me to think and feel deeply whilst chasing my own curiosities.

Art Archive

April 30, 2023

The ebb and flow of making work is different for everyone. At the moment I’m focused on research and archiving.

In grad school Linda Connor had us create an art family tree where we collected images that connected to our own practices. The library at SFAI was so special and I miss going through the books and making photo copies of my favorite works.

Long after that course, I continue to use that binder to collect images that inspire me and connect to my practice. During my last residency I realized how impractical it was to carry that big binder around. So, I’ve been working on a digital version of that binder that I can reference when I’m traveling.

Here are some of the images and artists I’ve added to my digital art archive: