THE MOIRÉ EFFECT
7 Agosto a 24 Agosto
THE MOIRÉ EFFECT
August 7 – August 24, 2025
ADAM TINKLE, ALESSANDRO FACCHINI, ALICE DOLLING, ALICE GEIRINHAS & EUGÊNIA MUSSA, ALISON ORR, AMALIA MOURAD, ANA BRAGA, ANDRÉ ARAUJO, ANDRÉ PIRES CALVÁRIO, ANDRÉ SANTOS, ANGELA VISSERS, ANILINA, ANTÓNIO OLAIO, APREÇO COLETIVO, AUDE BARRIO, BEGO CLAVERIA, BEGUM MALKOCLAR, BELINDA CAMPBELL, BINAU, BRENDA MARIA FERNANDEZ, BOBBY ABATE, BRUNO CARACOL, BRUNO HUMBERTO, CARLOS GASPAR, CATARINA SANTOS, CATRIONA WHITEFORD, CHARLOTTE PARR-BURMAN, CHIHIRO GOMPEI, CHRIS WOOD, CONSTANZA SOLÓRZANO, CELLY GOOSE, DANIELA RODRIGUES, DENNI WATERHOUSE, DARIA GONCHAROVA, DEREK KWAN, DILAR PEREIRA, ELZBIETA ROZANOVAITE, EMILY GILLIATT, EMILY ROOKER, ERIKO TAKENO, FUCK ART LET´S KILL, FAEZEH VALADAN, FEDERICO ZOPPEI, FELIX VONG, FILIPE FELIZARDO, FONSECA DA SILVA, GABRIELA CLAVERÍA, GEORGE HINKS, GEORGIA GREEN, GIANLUCA PATRIZI & MARCO GAROFALO, GLAUCO SALVO, GOLDEN DISKÓ SHIP, GREG BURNS, GUILHERME FIGUEREDO, HANNAH WITNER, HENRIQUE NEVES, HETAMOÉ, HUIJUN LU, IRENE FERNÁNDEZ ARCAS, ISOBEL ATACUS, JENNI TOIVONEN, JEON HYUN JEONG, JEONGSOO LIM, JILLIAN ROBERTS, JOANA GERALDES, JOÃO FONTE SANTA, JOÃO VIOTTI, JULIA RIEDERER, KATARINA BALUNOVA, KATARINA KNEZNIKOVA, KATHY NGUYEN, KATRIN SCHREYER & TORSTEN REITZ, KYM COOPER, LAURA STINGER, LEALVEILEBY, LILLY SAYWITZ, LINDSAY BENEDICT, LISE BARDOU, LOS PEPES STUDIO, LUCAS ALMEIDA, LUCIJA KLARIK, LUÍSA PASSOS, MADISON MCCORKLE, MANTRASTE, MARCOS FARRAJOTA, MARCY PETIT, MARGOT KICK, MARIA NORRMAN, MARIAH ANNE JOHNSON, MARIANA MARQUES, MARIE-PASCALE HARDY, MARTA CALDAS, MARTA SALES, MIGUEL ANGEL VALDIVIA, NADJA VOORHAM, NATASHA CARLOS, NUNO VIEGAS, PAIGE TAUL, PATRYCJA MAKSYLEWICZ, PAULA SCAVAZZINI, PAULO ULIARD, PEDRO GRAMAXO, PEDRO PETIZ, PRISCILLA YU, PROPAN, QAFAR RZAYEV, RICARDO MARTINS, ROI CARMELI, ROSALYNN VAN HUMMEL, RUI MOURA, SABA, SALOMÉ PAIVA, SAMUEL HALLKVIST & STEPHAN SIEBEN, SANNA GOSSY, SARA CERIZ, SCHWARZSONNE, SMOMID, SOPHIE MULLINS-POOLE, SORCHA MCNAMARA, SREYA, STEVEN SUMNER, SUN BAIYI, SUSANA BORGES, SUZANNE FERLANDL, SYSTAIME, TADASUKE JINNO, TECHNO WIDOW & X, TESSA TEIXEIRA, THOMAS PILNIK, TIAAGH, TIAGO BAPTISTA, TIAGO DA BERNARDA, TIIO SUORSA, TOM MARYNIAK, TOM CONNELL WILSON, TUULIKKI RAATIKAINEN, UYIU-51, VERONIQUE BUIST, VICENTE NUNES, VICKY LANGAN & GORDON ASHWORTH, VICTOIRE PAILLARD, WENDY CROCKETT, WENDY MONTERO, XAVIER ALMEIDA, YASMINE LAHJIJ, ZEGER & DE ....AND OTHER ANONYMOUS AUTHORS
We are pleased to present «The Moiré Effect», an exhibition that celebrates Zaratan's artistic journey through its vast collection of risograph posters. The show brings together around 200 works produced over more than a decade, an archive representing over 160 artists from 36 countries and from the most varied creative fields.
The exhibition's title finds its origin in the printing technique itself. Risography operates by overlapping layers of color, a process where slight misalignments and the interference between screens can generate the visual phenomenon known as the Moiré effect. This physical layering serves as the central metaphor for the exhibition: just as on paper, the show overlaps the layers of hundreds of posters, artists, and events. From this interference between countless individual creations and memories, a new collective landscape emerges that reflects the identity and trajectory of Zaratan.
Produced in small print runs, these posters function as extensions of collaborations, residencies, performances, or concerts. They were conceived to solidify often-ephemeral experiences, leaving a tangible trail that encapsulates the creative energy of unique moments.
This collection also reveals the strategies that characterize Zaratan's modus operandi. Experimentation is manifested in the invitation to musicians, writers, and performers to venture into visual creation, activating innovative dialogues. Alongside this, a certain anonymity in the presentation sometimes detaches the works from issues of authorship, valuing the collective voice and the result of a shared process. The result is a vibrant archive, documenting not just works, but a decade of encounters, exchanges, and community-based creation.
The exhibition's title finds its origin in the printing technique itself. Risography operates by overlapping layers of color, a process where slight misalignments and the interference between screens can generate the visual phenomenon known as the Moiré effect. This physical layering serves as the central metaphor for the exhibition: just as on paper, the show overlaps the layers of hundreds of posters, artists, and events. From this interference between countless individual creations and memories, a new collective landscape emerges that reflects the identity and trajectory of Zaratan.
Produced in small print runs, these posters function as extensions of collaborations, residencies, performances, or concerts. They were conceived to solidify often-ephemeral experiences, leaving a tangible trail that encapsulates the creative energy of unique moments.
This collection also reveals the strategies that characterize Zaratan's modus operandi. Experimentation is manifested in the invitation to musicians, writers, and performers to venture into visual creation, activating innovative dialogues. Alongside this, a certain anonymity in the presentation sometimes detaches the works from issues of authorship, valuing the collective voice and the result of a shared process. The result is a vibrant archive, documenting not just works, but a decade of encounters, exchanges, and community-based creation.
The exhibition also functions as a fundraising initiative to support Zaratan's activity, with all the displayed posters available for sale for 20€ each.
SUPPORT | Zaratan – Arte Contemporânea is a structure supported by República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes / Direção-Geral das Artes