SUBSTRATO #2 | João Mouro | «As árvores também batem palmas»

8 Maio a 25 Maio

SUBSTRATO #2
João Mouro | As árvores também batem palmas

Exploring new formats at the confluence of his plastic and musical research, João Mouro and Zaratan present As árvores também batem palmas, a new interactive sound installation conceived to be activated on stage - by musicians - or in the audience - by the public.
The installation integrates a set of unusual instruments, built from trivial objects and recycled materials. The sounds are activated by direct contact – percussion, friction, blowing – or by pedals that branch out into the room from the central wooden structure.
The project explores the intersection between sculpture and experimentation, revealing new relationships through sound, mechanics, interaction, and spatial intervention. It is an invitation to intervene for the development of non-verbal communication through the shared experience of music.
The exhibition will be punctuated by performative moments, in which the piece will be activated by the artist himself and by invited musicians.

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As árvores também batem palmas by João Mouro is the second episode of SUBSTRATO, a new cycle of exhibitions at Zaratan that proposes to stimulate artistic productions specifically conceived for a specific space within Zaratan, namely for the micro amphitheater located in the gallery's black box. This concave structure becomes the central axis of the project. The connection with the space, the environment, and the architecture is an essential element of the works presented, which we can properly define as site-specific.

BIOGRAPHY: JOÃO MOURO (1985, Faro, Portugal) holds a degree in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (2009), the city where he lives and works. In 2008 he was a fellow of the Erasmus Program at the Accademia di Belli Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy. In 2013 he was one of the artists selected for the 10th edition of the EDP New Artists Award, participating in the collective exhibition presented at the Edp Foundation and Casa da Música in Porto. He has exhibited regularly since 2007, with the following solo exhibitions standing out: “A casa impossível”, Amac, Barreiro, Portugal 2018, “De férias para fazer o balanço”, Galeria do Banco, Lisbon, 2017, “Foi por casa do carpinteiro”, Show me Art and Design gallery, Barcelos, Portugal, 2015, “Ventanismo”, Galería Astarté, Madrid & Arte Santander, Galeria Astarté, Santander, Spain 2012; “Andar à tulha”, Galerie Patrick Lancz, Brussels, 2011 Belgium & Show Me, Braga, Portugal, 2010, “Janelas de alumínio”, Galeria Novo Século, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009. He has participated in the following collective exhibitions: “Mar – Deserto, Oxímoros para uma ausência”, Alfaia, Loulé, 2024; “Construccion del sonido”, Festival Villa Manuela, Museo Conde Duque Madrid 2016. Galerie Ulrike Hrobsky, Vienna, Austria, 2013; “Inside-out II, 5 colecciones”, Galeria Astarté, Madrid, Spain; “Arquitetura no Design”, Show me, Braga, Portugal; Scope Basel International Art Fair, Galeria Astarté, Basel, 2012; Experimenta Design - Show me design editors, various authors, Galeria 59, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011; Notable artistic residencies include: 2019, “Arte Pública no Bairro da Boa morte”, São Tomé and Príncipe. 2019; “Projecto BAL_OIÇA” (BAL_OIÇA Project), Centro Cultural do Mindelo, Cape Verde, 2018; “Objectos Experimentais”, Galeria Saguão, Viseu 2014.