Collective exhibition Giallo
Casa do Corim
(Maia, Águas Santas, Porto, Portugal)
Jun 16 - Sep 30, 2025
The first installation of ‘Gardens of Oblivion: cartography of a distant memory’ is centred on the round granite table, surrounded by an old, 16th century garden. In this context it’s a deconstructed sundial. The table is covered with soil into which grass seeds have been planted. At its centre stands the gnomon, a ceramic semi pyramid, that casts a shadow, which shifts throughout the day with the Earth’s rotation, serving as a timekeeping device during the daylight hours. Surrounding the table are twelve ceramic, cylindrical structures resembling small tree-trunks or totems, each with root-like extensions at the base and shallow, bowl- shaped indentations at the top designed to collect rainwater, dew, or any other environmental residues. These elements are created to “contain time” and symbolically archive events associated with the memory explored in the interview that this work is based on. The forms are unified by a dark glaze, reminiscent of a night sky, with a slight shine, similar to a mushroom membrane or insect skin. The graphic elements are etched with interview inscriptions, perpetual lines and plant motives repetitive in other pieces, using the sgraffito technique. These sculptural elements remain outdoors for the duration of the exhibition and are intended to interact with the environment and to become gradually embedded in the surroundings they are part of
