(About childhood play)
Galeria do Sol, Porto, Portugal solo exhibition, 2024
This project it’s a reflexion on what it means to feel like a child in adult life. It stems from an artistic investigation into childhood play, the impulse to play, and the ways in which playfulness can be reclaimed in adulthood. Through a series of interviews exploring personal games and their social impact, the project foregrounds the value of play as a meaningful and transformative gesture, both in childhood and beyond.
Drawing on the concept of the playscape and a study of playgrounds in urban environments, the exhibition seeks to recreate a street-like atmosphere within the gallery space — inviting viewers to engage with play not as nostalgia, but as a living, collective experience.
This project was supported by the Flechada program of FLAD - Luso-American Development Foundation.
A project with the collaboration of:
Miguel Tavares, Paulo Mariz, Astrid Chabot, Pedro Tavares, Luísa Abreu, Gonçalo Araújo, Filipa Nunes, Laura Martins, Olga Matviychuk, André Vaz, Martin Bruce, Teresa Arega, Selene Falcão, Mafalda Costa, Ana Almeida, Filipa Almeida, Rúben Fernandes, Miguel Teodoro, Shuang Xu, Axelle Camille, Guilherme Figueiredo, Carolina Grilo Santos, Inês Peres Mesquita, Eufrásia Capucho, Leonor Talefe, Pedro Dourado Tavares, Francisca Barros, Rui Barros, Pedro Huet, Rita Leite, Maria Miguel Von Hafe, Beatriz Manteigas, Rodrigo Neto, Ari Ferreira Pontes (papi), Ana Rosa Costelha (mami), Rúben Pontes, BRANDA - Carlos Milhazes e Francisco Oliveira, Rua Escura - Cláudia, Fred e André, Sismógrafo, Quinta das Relvas, Atelier Mufla, Colectivo da Rua do Sol.