Sediments Laboratoy

Artistic Residency

The Guarda Rios collective will develop a series of three creative, experimental and mapping residencies centred on the River Xarrama and the surrounding territory of the village of Torrão. Rivers produce fine sediments such as sand, clay and gypsum, which are extracted for various human uses. It is also in rivers that residual by-products of human activity are leached, such as agricultural fertilisers or chemicals inherent to paper and textile production, etc. We are therefore faced with a circular logic of water that it is important to understand, so that we may rethink our modes of production and consumption.

Details

4–8 March:
Ewelina Rosinska and Nuno Barroso

Real-time sound composition based on the acoustic patterns of the River Xarrama, using different recording microphones (hydrophones, geophones, etc.) and modular synthesizers.
Media: Installation, sound and 16mm film

18–22 March:
Francisco Pinheiro

Mapping soil types and human activities around the River Xarrama in order to understand how the current model of agriculture, livestock farming, etc. is affecting the river and groundwater. A visual reflection on the importance of soil as a purifier and filter of water.
Media: Drawing, sound, installation

13–19 April:
António Júlio Duarte and Mingyu Wu

Photographic work centred on the Vale do Gaio Irrigation Scheme. Survey of clays and muds from the Xarrama.
Media: Photography and sculpture/ceramics

The Guarda Rios Collective is a structure funded by DGArtes / Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.