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Auto pré-luto

Pre-mourning self refers to the idea of a cycle, of eternal return, of rebirth; it addresses a journey, a psychological transition, preparation, emotional work, through its materialization made ritual. Where elements, materials and ways of doing things are connected with Portuguese Minho-Galician culture, such as working with hair, the sound of bagpipes, the presence of different woods, blood, water, soap, and the act of washing are appropriate to create an evocative environment of the sacred and the feminine; a narrative is constructed through the body to the space where perceptual modes occur that we associate with subtractive processes, which continue the narrative of the performance with its elements taking on new places. In the space that is modeled, where the materials used take on their value and their own occasionally metaphorical languages to talk about re-evaluation of a state, re-placement, and assimilation.

2008, Patrícia Oliveira (Carlos Souto, Henrique Delgado, Piotr Nowac, Ruben Pires), Auto pré-luto, FBAUP, Porto. Photo: Katarzyna Lawrynowicz.

Patricia Oliveira

Patrícia Oliveira (1983) is a sculptor and performer. Professor at the School of Architecture, Art and Design of the University of Minho-Guimarães since 2021. Master's in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, she has a broad vision of the field that this area comprises. In this way, she has developed transdisciplinary projects with a focus on public space and issues related to the body and its performativity, based on experimentation and investigation of multiple media and technologies. She has a special interest in public natural spaces, in the connections between art, botany and community, using natural places as spaces for reflection and artistic practice. Alongside her work as an author, she shares her knowledge and creative concerns in educational projects with institutions from different areas that work with children and youth. (www.patriciaoliveira.pt)