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? Exhibition guide
Photos of the assembly process: Ana Vitória / NADA NOVO
18 ways to repurpose 24 used metal tubes. 3D, NADA NOVO
Photos “Moldura Azulejos na parede”: Ana Vitória / NADA NOVO
>Moldura Azulejos na parede (Azulejo Tile Frame on the Wall)INVENTORY PT
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)