The biggest room in Isabel’s house didn’t seem to be the best one. Despite the view and balcony, the church bells kept Nicolas from sleeping. We decide to go to Portalegre today and first get a breakfast at the niece of Isabel. Quite an adventure since she cannot hear us too well and the local happy people also come to get their morning coffee.
On the road we see how cork is being dried in big chunks. This seems to be an important industry in this region. There is also quite a change in the landscape. Huge stones decorate the fields. Some farmers use them as a foundation for their stables. The low walls that separate those fields are made from the same kind of stone. They reminds us of the Pissarro walls we saw in Spain.
At Castelo Vide we have to climb 150m up the mountain until 700m. We all thought the mountainous area would have been finished by now, but nothing is less true.. We do get the best view and can see all the castles from the region on the mountains around us. Portalegre however stays hidden. And it’s only until we get there we see the city.
We get a lunch in a hidden restaurant in the beginning of the hill where Portalegra is situated. We discover the regional gazpacho, sangria sem azucar, and sobremesas (meaning from Alentejo). We are quite early today and take the time to discover the city. It’s quite crowded with young people here and even some tourists. An important product of this region is clearly the cork, that comes in many forms and products, even a leather like material.
Our dinner we take in O Faia, a local restaurant owned by Manuel. We order his famous sardinhas (order 18 and get 23) with garlic potatoes and pimenta. His restaurant is also famous for the homemade rice pudding of his wife. After this wonderful meal from Miguel, we get one last aguardiente from grapes in a bar and then go to bed..
The second OPEN Wednesday of WAB takes place at nadine AND outdoors at Brussels Wildlife.
Alexandra Dementieva will set up a chromakey and is looking for people that would like to WALK for her video installation Cycloramadrome.
Frederic Fourdinier will present his latest work Less is More at the Brussels Wildlife location.
De tweede open woensdag van WAB vindt plaats bij nadine EN buiten bij Brussel Wildlife.
Alexandra Dementieva zal een chromakey opstellen en is op zoek naar mensen die willen wandelen voor haar video-installatie Cycloramadrome.
Frederic Fourdinier zal zijn nieuwste werk Less is more op de Brusselse Wildlife locatie te presenteren.
program OPEN Wednesday #2
17:00-19:00 :
WAB expo, library and bar open with Alexandra Dementieva’s Walking People capture for Cycloramadrome
19:00 :
Walk to Brussels Wildlife camp (location to be determined 30/07) where Frederic Fourdinier will present his latest work, followed by food and a filmscreening.
Alexandra Dementieva – Cycloramadrome
Cycloramadrome is a project where the spectators can interact with work in an immersive ambient environment. Exploiting the technology of 360-degree projection developed in the 50s, Alexandra uses aspects of the surrounding environment as a vehicle for impacting the audience both mentally and physically: the movements of the characters are designed to trigger the movement of the audience. Alexandra uses modern technology to explore the complexity of common behavioural patterns as well as the public’s “iconophilia”, or constant manic love for images.
Cycloramadrome is een project waarbij toeschouwers interageren met werk in een meeslepende ambiente omgeving. Door het gebruik van 360-graden projectie, technologie ontwikkeld in de jaren ’50, gebruikt Alexandra aspecten van de omgeving om het publiek zowel mentaal als fysiek te beïnvloeden: de bewegingen van de personages in de installatie zijn ontworpen om de beweging van het publiek te leiden. Alexandra maakt gebruik van moderne technologie om de complexiteit van gemeenschappelijke gedragspatronen, alsook “iconophilia” (onze manische liefde voor beelden) van vandaag te verkennen.
Frederic Fourdinier
Frederic Fourdinier’s work examines the relationship of man with his environment and questions this relationship by traveling and exploring different ways to invite and share experiences. He approaches his research from different angles such as territory, ethnobotany, anthropology, surveying natural and built environments, science, … through different mediums such as drawing, installation, video, photography, performance, cooking …
Frederic Fourdinier’s werk onderzoekt de relatie van de mens tot zijn omgeving. Hij bevraagt deze relatie door zijn omgeving te exploreren en doorkruisen en verschillende manier te verkennen om anderen te betrekken. Hij benadert zijn onderzoek vanuit verschillende invalshoeken zoals territorialiteit, etnobotanie, antropologie, natuurlijke en gebouwde omgevingen, de wetenschappelijke wereld … en gebruikt verschillende media: tekening, installatie, video, fotografie, performance, koken …
“LESS IS MORE = performance et expérience sur le thème de l’adaptation et de l’improvisatin consistant à partir à pied, durant un certain nombre de jours, en autonomie totale avec, comme seule base alimentaire, huile d’olives, céréales, sel et à trouver en chemin les plantes sauvages comestibles pour subvenir au reste des besoins quotidiens.(…)”
Wednesday 30/07/14
PART 1
Plateau (nadine) – Herdersstraat 30 Rue du Berger – Elsene 1050 Ixelles
17:00-19:00
PART 2
Bxl.Wildlife (location to be determined 30/07)
19:00-…
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