CREATIVE LISBON: 5 EVENTS THIS MAY

1. Nosso Barco Tambor Terra @ MAAT

"Nosso Barco Tambor Terra" by Ernesto Neto is an immersive installation that evokes the crossing of cultures between different continents. Curated by Jacopo Crivelli Visconti, the exhibition displays one of the largest sculptures created to date by Ernesto Neto. Using images (sails) and materials (canvas and ropes) generally associated with transatlantic travel, the artist creates a set of unprecedented installations that occupy the various dimensions of the space.

In recent years, aside from his activity as an artist, Neto has dedicated himself to percussion. Throughout the exhibition, the sculpture, which incorporates a series of instruments, will be periodically activated by a musical program, led by musicians and groups from around the world, with special attention to the rhythms of the African and Asian diasporas. Symbolically, the meeting of rhythms and beats in Nosso Barco Tambor Terra will constitute a counterpoint to the multitude of languages spoken around the world, alluding to the possibility of finding, in specific moments and contexts, common languages that allow communication that transcends verbal and enables encounters authentic and profound.

2. Giulia Frascino Art Exhibition, ‘Every Word Is The Beginning And The End Of Anything’ @ Ele Ela Cafe

Our in-house artist Giulia exhibits at Ele Ela Cafe this month, showcasing a selection of work developed over the last year on the concepts of beginning and ending. Giulia’s work plays and experiments with text, form, and multidisciplinary techniques.

3. Echo of Creation Group Exhibition @ Echo Studios

Join us for our first group exhibition: Echo of Creativity. Combining performance art, fashion, installations, and visual exhibitions, Echo of Creativity explores subjective interpretations of creativity among our in-house artists. We invite you into our studio space to push the boundaries of the ways in which we think about and engage with creativity and creative practice.

4. Indie Lisboa International Film Festival @ Various Locations

IndieLisboa International Film Festival focuses on the exhibition of works that fill the void of film circulation shaped by the mainstream production and exhibition dominating the market. Every year, showing more than 270 films, IndieLisboa attracts audiences and film professionals from all over the globe by giving them the opportunity to discover recent films from emerging talents and to rediscover reputed authors. The festival's sections also comprise themed programmes, shining a light on relevant affairs, aiming for a conceptually and geographically diverse selection.