Open to different mutations depending on the space in which it is presented, “Memory and Place” is a project that takes shape through a close interplay with the material and immaterial, symbolic and affective characteristics specific to each location where it is presented.
We begin by meeting with people from the community where the project is taking place, who share their stories with us. By listening attentively to lives from times both recent and more distant, we uncover the collective memory of communities that remain very much present.
Sound and photography serve as the basis for recording these memories, which take shape and form in an installation. Portraits and archive images are projected onto cubes, along with a sound piece broadcast on FM radio for individual listening with headphones, create a narrative and a new memory of the place.
Artistic team
- Direction and sound compositio: Nuno Torres
- Photography: Pedro Sayanda | Cláudia Rosa | João Bordeira
- Scenography: MILL | José Falcão
- Production: Micaela Gomes
- Documentation: Fábio Mestrinho
Technical Specifications
Pre-production requirements:
- Meeting with the host organization to define the theme, schedule, and venue for the presentation
- Articulation with a local mediator: essential support for building connections and trust with the community
- 5 to 10 days (not necessarily consecutive) for audio and visual recording by the sound and image team – Teatro Só is responsible for audio and photographic recording
- Facilitation for access to local documental archives (when available)
Technical Rider:
- Setup time: 6 hours (approximate time; changes may occur depending on the specific characteristics of the project’s venue)
- Teardown time: 3 hours
- Radio frequency – responsibility of Teatro SÓ
- All technical equipment for the visual and sound installation will be the responsibility of Teatro Só (headphones, video projectors, public space lighting, exhibition structure: 1 to 4 cubes measuring 2x2m, site-specific lighting and design).
- Requires 1 single-phase electrical outlet.
- A team of 2 or 3 people from Teatro Só on tour