Early June found me in Montemor-o-Novo, unexpectedly working on this cymbal-shaped playground.
All I brought was a long-time obsession with spinning tops, and a wish to work between play-and-play.
Little did I know I’d spend the next ten days learning how to deburr, weld, forge, and hammer metal, having the best time.
Luckily for me, I shared this space and time with five other graceful artists, and one of them was kind enough to teach me a little bit of her craft.
I didn’t know a thing about metal, and I still don’t, but I'm pretty infatuated with it.
It’s hard to work with gravity and physics when you have no feel for either, but to take a seemingly violent and aggressive matter, and see how it can be more elastic than clay - how it gives away and pushes back, tells me something about its limits, and a strange kind of selflessness.
I probably burst my eardrums, but those were some of the most generous days I had with new hands, new friends, and a crush on metal.
If you’re nearby, go see Elemental Echoes; it’s delicate and noisy in the best way.
Thank you
@wouter.jaspers and
@1c.1c.1c for sonic and laser hacks and laughs,
@_angela.fonseca_ for showing me metal, and to Kris Kuldkepp, Patrick, Ana, Tiago, and Nuno for the wonderful support for this Sonoscultura Residency at
@oficinasdoconvento .
You can play-and-play with Spinning Fall at Galeria Municipal in Montemor-o-Novo, until July 19th
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