LETRASSONS | Children’s Workshop
15 Fevevereiro 2026 10h30
LETRASSONS | Children’s Workshop
Artist-educators: Ana Salomé Paiva and João Campolargo Teixeira
Ages: 7 to 12 years old (younger children welcome if they have reading skills)
Date: February 15, 2026
Time: 10:30 – 12:00
Location: Rua de São Bento 432, 1250-221 Lisbon
Price: Free admission upon registration
For more information and registration: info@zaratan.pt
Ages: 7 to 12 years old (younger children welcome if they have reading skills)
Date: February 15, 2026
Time: 10:30 – 12:00
Location: Rua de São Bento 432, 1250-221 Lisbon
Price: Free admission upon registration
For more information and registration: info@zaratan.pt
Have you ever imagined a word so big, so incredibly big, that it sounds like a clap of thunder?
Inspired by the work of João Campolargo Teixeira and his monumental "thunder-word," the LETRASSONS workshop invites young audiences to dive into a territory where sound and writing know no limits.
In this activity, the rules of grammar give way to invention and rhythm, challenging participants to deconstruct conventional language to create giant words and playfully absurd expressions. Through a game-based dynamic, these creations gain both a physical dimension (writing) and a sonorous one (the voice), allowing each word to be read in a "thundering" way, inspired by the exhibition's atmosphere.
Led by educator Ana Salomé Paiva and featuring the direct presence of the artist, the workshop proposes a playful immersion into the universe of contemporary art, transforming the act of reading and listening into a shared experience of creation.
Inspired by the work of João Campolargo Teixeira and his monumental "thunder-word," the LETRASSONS workshop invites young audiences to dive into a territory where sound and writing know no limits.
In this activity, the rules of grammar give way to invention and rhythm, challenging participants to deconstruct conventional language to create giant words and playfully absurd expressions. Through a game-based dynamic, these creations gain both a physical dimension (writing) and a sonorous one (the voice), allowing each word to be read in a "thundering" way, inspired by the exhibition's atmosphere.
Led by educator Ana Salomé Paiva and featuring the direct presence of the artist, the workshop proposes a playful immersion into the universe of contemporary art, transforming the act of reading and listening into a shared experience of creation.
About the artist-educators:
ANA SALOMÉ PAIVA is a visual artist and resident at Associação Goela. She is interested in poetry, drawing, and their various manifestations and relationships with the body as both a medium and a political entity. Her work over recent years has focused on poetic research regarding the female body, taking the form of notebooks, fanzines, self-published books, and engravings. Her latest self-published books relate to erotic poetry and motherhood. She has been exhibiting in alternative and independent spaces since 2008 and is involved in artistic pedagogical projects across Lisbon. She was a guest artist for the Descola - Escola Nómada project at Eb2/3 Alta do Lumiar with the visual arts activity "My Imaginary Neighborhood." She has also provided visual arts training in classroom contexts at Eb1 St. Maria Maior and Bairro Bensaúde under projects such as “Bensaúde Vai à Escola” and “Bairros Que Contam” (supported by the BIP-ZIP Program). She is the author of the workshop project “Desenhos Inconstantes,” developing projects for children, youth, and seniors at various venues, including Associação Goela, the Penha de França and Marvila libraries, and the Sines Arts Center. She also conducts sessions on alternative engraving processes.
JOÃO CAMPOLARGO TEIXEIRA (Vila Real, 1994). Lives and works in Lisbon. He holds a degree in Sculpture (2016) and a Master’s in Art and Multimedia (2021) from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon. He regularly participates in various exhibitions, notably: «XIV International Art Symposium of Feital» (2016); «O caminho que corre pelo silêncio» curated by José Maia and João Terras, Espaço Mira, Porto (2019); «Ágora - Maia Contemporary Art Biennial» (2021); «Lovers» curated by Bárbara Bulhão and Fábio Colaço, Zaratan (2022); «Havemos de ir ao futuro», Zet Gallery, Braga (2022); «Hammer Time», Zaratan (2022/2023); «Micro Clima Festival», SMUP (2023); and «Random Black», Galeria de Santa Maria Maior (2025). He has permanent public works at the headquarters of Águas do Norte (Vila Real), the Jardins do Fórum da Maia, the DSTGroup Campus (Braga), and Zaratan Arena (Azaruja). His work is represented in private and public collections, including the Municipal Council of Maia, the João Luís Traça Collection, and the Zaratan Contemporary Art Collection.
SUPPORT: Zaratan is an organization supported by the República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes