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→ FÓRUM NADA NOVO II (2026)
O FÓRUM NADA NOVO II investigates the fate of the remains of the buildings we demolish (with its epicentre in Porto), and searches for the stray pieces that escape fragmentation, the places where they have accumulated, the underlying causes of these processes, and the agents responsible for them.
It maps out lives, highlights meanings and records the new ‘mines’ and new uses.
It recovers fragments and builds the Forum in which ‘nothing is new’—neither the fragments nor the practice of re-use—supporting the central reflection:
What shared future lies ahead with re-use? How will we change? How will we act?
Photos of the assembly process: Ana Vitória / NADA
18 ways to repurpose 24 used metal tubes. 3D, NADA
Photos “Moldura Azulejos na parede”: Ana Vitória / NADA
>Moldura Azulejos na parede (Azulejo Tile Frame on the Wall)
A device that incorporates the existing tile panel in the exhibition space’s atrium—tiles salvaged from the building’s own facade—making it part of the installation itself.
(painted tubes and tube connectors with three round galvanized steel inlets, screws, nuts, and washers, blue perforated metal angle brackets, and pieces of extruded polystyrene)
Ruins of buildings we demolished to renovate the city, awaiting their potential for reuse.
A video compilation of visual records of the movements of “stray pieces”—tracing back from the present (the entrance to the Municipal Slaughterhouse) to 1900 (the Convent of São Bento de Avé Maria).
IMAGE CREDITS
CHAPTERS
- Stones and Railings from the Slaughterhouse, Porto*
- Storefront Window at Bolhão Market, Porto*
- Railing from Quinta da Paz, Porto*
- Tile,, Rua da Arménia 46-48, Porto*
Photos “Tela”: Ana Vitória / NADA
3D scan “Janela de Loja do Mercado do Bolhão”, Porto. Collection of the Materials Bank, Porto City Council.
Scan: Filipe Brandão / Lab2PT
>Tela (Screen)
(pipes and pipe fittings, painted, with three round galvanized steel inlets; screws, nuts, and washers; carabiners; turnbuckles; coated steel cable; cable clamps; corrugated pipe scraps; vinyl flooring; galvanized steel plates with screws; wooden shims; and extruded polystyrene scraps)
Sound object: João Martins / NADA
>Campânula Vibração/ Suspensão (Dome Reflector Vibration / Suspension)
Sound object
(dome / reflector from an industrial light fixture in anodized aluminium, protective glass with metal rim, steel spring clips and rubber ring, loudspeaker, nylon cable ties, speaker cable, vibration/suspension mix, extruded polystyrene offcut)
>Rotor - À Espera (Rotor – Waiting)
(centrifugal fan rotor coupled to a drive pulley, sheathed steel cable, steel cable clamps, corrugated tubing offcuts and extruded polystyrene offcut)
>Monte de Peças Desgarradas (Heap of Stray Pieces)
Construction components selected during visits made in the course of the research, and remnants of the installation's assembly process.
(galvanized tubes, blue perforated metal angle bracket, corrugated tubing offcuts, vinyl flooring, extruded polystyrene boards, extruded polystyrene offcuts, carpet tiles, chrome-plated metal wire cable tray, screws, nuts and washers)
>Corpo Técnico De Luminária, Com Lâmpada - À Espera (Technical Luminaire Body, With Bulb – Waiting)
Element left over from the assembly process of the sound installation's instruments.
Photos “Tela, Campânula Vibração/ Suspensão, Rotor - À Espera, Monte de Peças Desgarradas, Corpo Técnico De Luminária, Com Lâmpada - À Espera”: Ana Vitória / NADA
Distinct (formal and informal) practices of reusing construction components in the city of Porto, or that had their previous use in the city.
Video sampling of visual records of the movements of "rescued pieces", moving backwards from the present (Bench in the Fernão de Magalhães neighbourhood) to 1916 (the statue "O Porto").
IMAGE CREDITS
CHAPTERS
- Statue "O Porto" from the former Paços do Concelho (Town Hall) — Paços do Concelho (1916), Porto → ~7 reuses, Porto
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Pediment from the former Paços do Concelho: — Paços do Concelho (1916), Porto → Jardim do Roseiral, Palácio de Cristal gardens, Porto
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Door/window surround from the former Paços do Concelho, — Paços do Concelho (1916), Porto → Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, Porto
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Elements of a demolished building on the former Rua Elias Garcia, Porto → R. Do Gen. Silveira 34, Porto
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Chapel of the Three Kings (Três Reis Magos), Porto → Capela de S. Tomé, Cantanhede
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Azulejos from Rua Arquiteto Nicolau Nasoni, 21-27 → 2 reuses at destinations (Rua da Pena n.º 78 e n.º 80 / Rua de Serpa Pinto n.º 39-41-43)
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Railing/guard from R. de Sá de Noronha 54, Porto → Rua Trindade Coelho, and railing from Rua Trindade Coelho → Rua Trindade Coelho
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Ramadinha Kiosk — Largo da Ramadinha, Porto → Praça de Carlos Alberto, Porto
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“Pillar”, Miragaia, Porto → JMM Demolições Museum, Penafiel
- Azulejos (façade), Mira Artes Performativas, R. do Padre António Vieira 68, Porto → Azulejos (interior atrium), Mira Artes Performativas, R. do Padre António Vieira 68, Porto
Photos “Tela”: Ana Vitória / NADA
(painted tubes and tubular connectors with three inlets in round galvanized steel, screws, nuts and washers, carabiners, turnbuckles, sheathed steel cable, steel cable clamps, corrugated tubing offcuts, vinyl flooring, galvanized steel plates with screw, wooden wedges, extruded polystyrene offcuts)
Sound object: João Martins / NADA
>Campânula Vibração/ Tremor (Dome Reflector Vibration / Tremor)
Sound object
(dome / reflector from an industrial light fixture in anodized aluminium, loudspeaker, nylon cable tie, speaker cable, metal fasteners, metal ball chain, protective glass with metal rim, steel spring clips and rubber ring, extruded polystyrene offcut)
> 22x BANCO CALHA (S, M, L, XL)
Set that makes up the 'FORUM', the symbolic spatial device that represents the urgency of discussing a human future with material scarcity; the political device of civic participation for discussing a sustainable future; and the 'centre' of this gathering.
(chrome-plated metal wire cable trays, blue perforated metal angle brackets, screws, nuts and washers, vinyl flooring, corrugated tubing offcuts)
Photos of the assembly process “Banco Calha”: Ana Vitória*, Jérémy Pernet*, Jonny Pugh*, Cláudia Escaleira*
*NADA
Photographic records of new uses of the Cable Tray Bench: Ana Vitória, Anne Paduart, Frederico Almeida, Carolina Soares, Ana Alvanéo, Rosinda Casais, Maria Francisca, Tiago Ascensão, Jonny Pugh, Rodrigo Perreira, Cláudia Escaleira, Bruno Figueiredo, Sarah Shrbaji, Gabriela Vaz Pinheiro
TALK - ´COMUM` (COMMON)
11 /7/2026
> Cidália Silva (EAAD-UM/Lab2PT, NADA
> Gabriela Vaz Pinheiro (FBAUP/MADEP)
> Paula Lage (Banco de Materiais, Câmara Municipal do Porto)
> Manuela Matos Monteiro (Mira Galerias)
> Jakob Kling (RAM)
TALK - ´FERRAMENTAS` (TOOLS)
30/7/2026
> Clara Vale (FAUP/CEAU, NADA
> Paulo Sousa (Banco de Materiais, Câmara Municipal do Porto)
> Olga Feio (DOMUS Social)
> Pedro Mêda (FEUP)
> Anne Paduart (Decidius)
> Filipe Brandão (LAB2PT)
FÓRUM NADA
Photos talks @ MIRA ARTES PERFORMATIVAS: Ana Vitória / NADA
Project dates:
October 2025 – September 2026
NADA
Artistic Direction: Jonny Pugh e Cláudia Escaleira
Artistic Team: João Martins, Rosinda Casais, Bruno Figueiredo, Clara Vale, Cidália Silva, Jérémy Pernet, Patrícia Robalo
Collaboration:
Filipe Brandão (Lab2PT)
Rodrigo Pereira
Ana Alvanéo
Pipa
Communication support:
Ana Vitória Carvalho
With the support of the programme:
Criatório da Ágora – Cultura e Desporto do Porto, E.M., S.A
Partnership:
Mira Galerias
Support:
Laboratório de Paisagens, Património e Território (Lab2PT)
JMM Demolições
Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto (FAUP)
Escola de Arquitetura, Arte e Design da Universidade do Minho (EAAD)
Associação do Porto de Paralisia Cerebral (APPC)