Ana Figueira. People, space and time
The concept of the exhibition focuses on the visions of time in the space of young artists’ creation. Time and space are dimensions of the reality traditionally separated by the Newtonian concept of science, which has been revised in the past century. For us, time is non-linear and space is discontinuous. Time and space overlap, especially in a society characterized by virtual spaces, speed and travelling. The notions of distance, territory and frontiers interact in the possible ubiquity of fragmentation. In our world, observations about the reality are observer-dependent, which implies a certain degree of subjectivity; the notions of space are permeated by time in the gaze of the explorer.
So, taking artists to be the ‘explorers’ of space through time, we intend to make visible the reports on what they are experiencing in terms of subjective knowledge. The selection of artworks integrates film, photography and installations. In their works, young artists reflect on the limitations of space and time, self-representation, linearity and perception. We have works with metanarratives presented through digital photographs and documentaries, films and installations dedicated to the relativity of space/time. Some are concerned with communication, word-plays, creating intertextuality through images and text. The artists reshape the world with words and meanings, giving us a very particular vision of knowledge about space and time. Others represent themselves as vulnerable adolescents, raising deontological questions about a lost childhood and the promises of a high-technological space of enlightenment and disenchantment.
Teresa Torres Eca
Coordinator of Eksperimenta! Portuguese exposition
