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A series of collective visual essays, with no pre-defined order, is dedicated to the reuse of salvaged building components; a practice as old as construction itself, undermined by the continuous application of new products provided by a rapid production system based on constant technological developments.
Each essay looks at intermediate moments (‘INTERMÉDIOS’) in the lives of components -uses between production and ultimate disposal- in search of the qualities that determine each reuse. It highlights the materiality of reuse, such as the richness of details, aesthetics, textures, shapes, changes in function, marks of use or wear that illustrate previous lives, invisible stories, hidden meanings, values and emotions. It sheds light on distinct cultures of reuse (formal and informal), which emerge from processes deeply linked to people and actions, and to social, economic and political contexts.
In a relationship of interdependence, visual discourse (photography and drawing) and written discourse (real or fictional) provide critical readings of the universes of use, in order to broaden the reader's aesthetic lexicon, towards an expansion of the aesthetic lexicon of the reader (professionals in the construction sector, researchers, students, visual artists, performing arts, as well as the non-specialised public) to recreate interconnections with what we build and rebuild - such as in architecture, scenography, sculpture, and other elements of the everyday material world.
Image credits (top to bottom):
———"Construções/Auto-construções”
- ‘Pig Trailer House’, Project Kamp, Viseu (photo - Project Kamp)
- ‘Casa Patinho’, Santarém (photo - Cláudia Escaleira)
- A Sandeira Lumière, Paulo Moreira Arquitectures, Porto (photo - Inês Guedes)
———“Portas”
- installation, Pele + Colectivo Febre, Porto (photo - Pedro Figueiredo/Pele)
- storage, Banco de Materiais, Câmara Municipal do Porto (photo - Jérémy Pernet)
- reused door, Barbara Buser, Leiria (photo - Anna Buser)
Titles:
2025 (in development)
#PORTAS (DOORS)
Doors, originally designed to establish a boundary or passage, are probably the architectural elements in the world of construction that show the greatest frequency and variety of reuses.
This essay visits some examples of these door reuse cultures, to uncover the stories of previous lives and new applications.
#CONSTRUÇÕES / AUTO-CONSTRUÇÕES (CONSTRUCTIONS / SELF-CONSTRUCTIONS)
Resiliently, the practice of reuse has survived, manifesting itself in distinct reuse cultures of an aesthetic, cultural, economic, social or political nature.
This essay places side by side examples of reuse with historical and heritage value, with formal architectural design, with informal use of opportunity, or in self-construction, to highlight commonalities and juxtapositions.
Financial support:
Direção-Geral das Artes, Portugal.
Project dates:
October 2024 - July 2025
Launch:
6th June 2025 at INSTITUTO, Porto
NADA
Cláudia Escaleira
Jonny Pugh
Jérémy Pernet
Rosinda Casais
Clara Vale
Carlos Maia
Ana Alvanéo
Design:
Joana & Mariana (https://joanaemariana.pt/)