JOÃO CAMPOLARGO TEIXEIRA | «The Fall»
17 Janeiro a 28 Fevevereiro
JOÃO CAMPOLARGO TEIXEIRA
The Fall
January 17 – February 28, 2026
GUIDED TOUR WITH LGP INTERPRETER | February 15 at 6:00 PM
WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN | February 16 at 10:30 AM (with Ana Salomé Paiva)
SUPPORT | Zaratan – Arte Contemporânea is an entity supported by the República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes
WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN | February 16 at 10:30 AM (with Ana Salomé Paiva)
SUPPORT | Zaratan – Arte Contemporânea is an entity supported by the República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes
Zaratan – Arte Contemporânea is pleased to present The Fall, a solo exhibition by João Campolargo Teixeira. It materializes in the audiovisual work ‘BABABADALGHARAGHTAKAMMINARRONNKONNBRONNTONNERRONNTUONNTHUNNTROVARRHOUNAWNSKAWNTOOHOOHOORDENENTHURNUK (thunderword)’ [2026], a sensory essay on the fall and the crash. Inspired by James Joyce's monumental onomatopoeia in "Finnegans Wake", this light and sound installation dissects the meteorological phenomenon of the thunderstorm. In the space, the word written in light confronts the sound that erupts in the darkness — a visceral interpretation of the onomatopoeia performed by a metal vocalist through guttural scream and power fry techniques. Respecting the physics of lightning itself, the relationship between light and sound is deliberately asynchronous, immersing the viewer in a physical and linguistic experience of the meteorological sublime.
BIOGRAPHY: JOÃO CAMPOLARGO TEIXEIRA (Vila Real, 1994). Lives and works in Lisbon. He graduated in Sculpture (2016) and completed a Master’s degree in Art and Multimedia (2021) at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon. He regularly participates in various exhibitions, highlights include: «XIV Simpósio Internacional de Arte do Feital», Feital (2016); «O caminho que corre pelo silêncio» curated by José Maia and João Terras, Espaço Mira, Porto (2019); «Ágora - Bienal de Arte Contemporânea da Maia» curated by José Maia, Maia (2021); «Lovers» curated by Bárbara Bulhão and Fábio Colaço, Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon (2022); «Havemos de ir ao futuro» curated by Helena Mendes Pereira and Filipa Leal, Zet Gallery, Braga (2022); «Perguntas à Ficção» curated by Ana Cristina Cachola, MACE 15 Anos - «Aqui Somos Rede», Elvas (2022); «E Quando» curated by Felícia Teixeira and João Brojo, Maus Hábitos - Teatro Municipal de Vila Real, Vila Real (2022); «Hammer Time», Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon (2022); «Festival Micro Clima», SMUP, Parede (2023); «Perspetiva 24» curated by Helena Mendes Pereira and João Ribas, Fórum Cultural de Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira (2023); «Hammer Time», Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon (2023); «A Liberdade ainda não chega» co-authored with Felícia Teixeira and João Brojo, curated by Manuel Santos Maia, Espaço Mira, Porto (2024); «O futuro está em marcha» co-authored with Felícia Teixeira and João Brojo, Projecto Pontes, Fundão (2024); «Random», Azan Contemporary art, Lisbon (2024); «Day In, Day Out», Galeria Diferença, Lisbon (2025); «Pré-Inauguração Zaratan Arena», Zaratan Arena, Azaruja (2025); «Festival Múltiplo», Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea, Lisbon (2025); «Random Black», Galeria de Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon (2025). He has public/site-specific works at the headquarters of Águas do Norte, S.A., Vila Real (2018), in the Jardins do Fórum da Maia, Maia City Council (2021), at the DSTGroup Campus, Braga (2022), and at Zaratan - Arena, Azaruja (2025). He is represented in private and public collections, highlights include: Águas do Norte, S.A. Collection; Balaclava Noir Audiovisual Collection; Maia City Council Collection; João Luís Traça Collection; DSTGroup Collection; Zaratan - Arte Contemporânea Collection.