Starting from the surrounding landscapes of mountains, valleys, rivers and archaeological heritage, the aim of this residency was to create sound and visual bridges with heritage, using words, sounds and photographs of the places where we carried out artistic research. Valuing the arts, the people and the places, we mixed sound artists with performative and word artists, with the aim of establishing new sound and vocal memories, so that the region and all its cultural, environmental and social surroundings could be rethought. Are the sounds creators of new landscapes? Will the landscapes create new sounds? What is the function of the word for a landscape? Do words change landscapes? Do humans change with changing landscapes and heritage? Is my voice an asset? Does the line scratch landscapes in the air? Can one inscribe the painting in the landscape or does the landscape enter within the painting? Does our collective voice create a new sensitive heritage? What is the role of art in creating a sensitive personal map? It is in this questioning that we decided to capture the landscape, to better understand the sound of our dissonant and imperfect voices. With texts, sounds, images, we try to answer our questions and put new perspectives on heritage and its people.
Angela Antunes de Oliveira, a.k.a. Angie Antunes, 28, was born in Almada and lives in Seixal. She attended the Graphic Design course and later secondary education in the area of Visual Arts in Grândola. Self-taught, she learned to use design and animation programs. She conceived several illustrations and some animated videos as a hobby, using a tablet, computer and an Ipad. After working for 2 years as a flight attendant, she decided to enter the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon in order to follow her dreams. However, she had illustrations in competition, exhibited at SNBA during April and May 2021. Currently, she has an online portfolio where she places the works she develops.
Hannibal S.G. Santos was born in August 1965 in Porto and is a manager in a metallurgy company where he has worked since he was 14 years old. Several courses in computer programming, such as 3D animation in the first steps. In his leisure time he contributes to the dissemination of the region of Lafões, and surroundings, through reports in regional newspapers, magazines and websites, having written about 200 articles. He uses the visual form through the dissemination of photographs and videos of recreational activities in the region and events in other parts of the world. He interacted with national and foreign musicians on tour and as an assistant or roadie, thus giving rise to the name he is recognized for: Aníbal Seraphim. Name that appears on tours, in the credits of CDs and DVDs. Short film: He was part of the cast of “Caring gives us the power to transform” by Citnm.
António Manuel Ramos, born in 1966, born in Lisbon, in 1981 he started to learn saxophone in the BANDA MUSICAL E ARTÍSTICA DA CHARNECA-LISBOA, later as a saxophonist and/or guitarist he joined different musical projects, sometimes very different from each other, ranging from from philharmonic music to more experimental music (BERLAU & AM RAMOS and several participations in MIA–ENCONTROS DE MÚSICA IMPROVISADA DE ATOUGUIA DA BALEIA), passing through more alternative rock (PERVE, COTY CREAM and NEW CONNECTION), and spoken word with the TAPETE project, having done with it an artistic residency in São Tomé and Príncipe that turned out to be the starting point for the recording of the first of three albums by SAX ON THE ROAD.
Mário Rui Filipe: Professor of Theatre-Interpretation, Movement, Dramaturgy, FCT, since 2006. Director since 2001 in independent companies, university and school theatre. Actor since 1995 – Higher education at ESMAE – Porto and Master in Theater and Community at Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema–Amadora. He has made short films, provided the voice for animated series and shorts; participated in several artistic residencies across the country; Theater and Staging masterclasses with various theatrical creators.
Pedro Figueiredo: Animator, Trainer, Puppeteer and Puppet Builder; Actor in Medieval Fairs and Artistic Performances, Plastic Artist, Musician, Event Organizer, DJ, as a freelancer and in artistic creation structures since 1995. Additionally, he is also a drummer in several national rock bands, as well as a performer in several theater companies.